scutum

[ skyoo-tuhm ]

noun,plural scu·ta [skyoo-tuh] /ˈskyu tə/ for 1, 2.
  1. Zoology. scute (def. 1).

  2. a large, oblong shield used by the heavy legionaries of ancient Rome.

  1. genitive Scu·ti [skoo-tahy]. /ˈsku taɪ/. (initial capital letter)Astronomy. the Shield, a southern constellation north of Sagittarius and east of Aquila, containing a small, very bright star cloud.

Origin of scutum

1
First recorded in 1765–75; from Latin scūtum “shield”

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British Dictionary definitions for scutum (1 of 2)

scutum

/ (ˈskjuːtəm) /


nounplural -ta (-tə)
  1. the middle of three plates into which the notum of an insect's thorax is divided

  2. another word for scute

  1. a large Roman shield

Origin of scutum

1
Latin: shield

British Dictionary definitions for Scutum (2 of 2)

Scutum

/ (ˈskjuːtəm) /


nounLatin genitive Scuti (ˈskjuːtaɪ)
  1. a small faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Sagittarius and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way: Also called: Scutum Sobieskii (sɒˈbjɛskɪ)

Origin of Scutum

2
Latin, literally: the Shield

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