prescutum

[ pree-skyoo-tuhm ]

noun,plural pre·scu·ta [pree-skyoo-tuh], /priˈskyu tə/, pre·scu·tums.
  1. the anterior dorsal sclerite of a thoracic segment of an insect.

Origin of prescutum

1
From New Latin; see origin at pre-, scutum

Words Nearby prescutum

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