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1765–75; < Latin scūtum shield
1765–75; < Latin scūtum shield
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scutum (ˈskjuːtəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ta | |
| 1. | the middle of three plates into which the notum of an insect's thorax is divided |
| 2. | another word for scute |
| 3. | a large Roman shield |
| [Latin: shield] | |
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Scutum
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| having a backbone or spinal column |
| phylum of worms with bilateral symmetry and soft, usually flattened bodies |
| Scutum (ˈskjuːtəm) | |
| —n , Latin genitive Scuti | |
| Also called: Scutum Sobieskii a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Sagittarius and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way | |
| [Latin, literally: the Shield] | |
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