scutum in English
noun
1
the second dorsal sclerite in each thoracic segment of an insect.
Twelve wasps not preserved in 1969 and 1970 were hand-netted and marked on their scutum with different colored, non-toxic paints using a tiny brush from which most of the bristles had been removed.
noun
1
a small constellation (the Shield) near the celestial equator, lying in the Milky Way between Aquila and Serpens.
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1. Capitulum vi sible from Abave, capitulum not vi sible from above, scutum present, family Ixadidae, scutum absent, family Argasidae
2. The Aculeae of both the complementary areas are oriented toward each other and can serve to couple the wings to scutum
3. Orate pro anima (Armigeri scutum): Intended as an epitaph (once inscribed on his tomb, it is no longer visible), it seems likely from the same period and impulse as Dicunt scripture-- i.e., early fall of 1408