Associations to the word «Scutum»

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.