SCUTUM


Meaning of SCUTUM in English

[ 'skju:təm ]

■ noun ( plural scuta -tə )

1》 Zoology another term for scute .

2》 Entomology the second dorsal sclerite in each thoracic segment of an insect.

Origin

C18: from L., lit. 'oblong shield'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.