prescutum

American

[pree-skyoo-tuhm] / priˈskju təm /

noun

the anterior dorsal sclerite of a thoracic segment of an insect.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

prescuta

plural
prescutums

plural

Etymology

Origin of prescutum

From New Latin; see origin at pre-, scutum

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prescutum

It is preceded by the prescutum and followed by the scutellum.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section S by Project Gutenberg

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