Associations to the word «Scutum»
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Wiktionary
SCUTUM, noun. (historical) (Roman antiquity) An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry of the Roman army.
SCUTUM, noun. (zoology) A scute.
SCUTUM, noun. (zoology) In many contexts a shield-like protection, such as the scutum protecting the back of a hard tick
SCUTUM, noun. (zoology) One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle.
SCUTUM, noun. (obsolete) A penthouse or awning.
SCUTUM, proper noun. (constellation) A small autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a shield. It lies between the constellations of Aquila, Sagittarius, and the tail of Serpens.
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