scutum
noun
scutum
American
[skyoo-tuhm]
/ ˈskju təm /
noun
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scuta,
plural
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Scuti
genitive
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Zoology. scute.
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a large, oblong shield used by the heavy legionaries of ancient Rome.
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(initial capital letter) the Shield, a southern constellation north of Sagittarius and east of Aquila, containing a small, very bright star cloud.
scutum
1
British
/ ˈskjuːtəm /
noun
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the middle of three plates into which the notum of an insect's thorax is divided
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another word for scute
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a large Roman shield
Scutum
2
British
/ ˈskjuːtəm /
noun
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of scutum
First recorded in 1765–75; from Latin scūtum “shield”
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Found globally, these insects are named for their outsized scutellum, from the Latin word scutum, meaning shield.
From National Geographic ● Jun. 23, 2018
The company was named using the Latin aqua and scutum, meaning water shield, and its grey Aquascutum raincoats were worn during the Crimean war by British army officers.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 31, 2011
The tergum, measured in a straight line, equals in length two thirds of the occludent segment of the scutum, the handle being rather narrower than this same segment.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
The creature is imbedded more than half its length or depth in the transparent, spine-bearing chitine border of the scutum of the hermaphrodite.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
They are warm green-house ferns and of easy culture, and are supposed to be hybrid forms of the old A. scutum.
From Garden and Forest Weekly, Volume 1 No. 1, February 29, 1888 by Various
Some stars, like UY Scuti, an extreme red hypergiant in the constellation Scutum, have a radius 1,700 times our sun, which could fit inside it almost 5 billion times.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2023
The Scutum Constellation guards the Wild Duck Cluster, a collection of stars that resembles a flock of ducks.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
Scutum, mantle split anteriorly and reflected over shell, which has no slit.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
Sagittarius and its neighbor, the small but rich constellation Scutum Sobieskii, attract us next.
From Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers by Garrett Putman Serviss
Most shell-hunters would pass by a Scutum abiguum, not thinking it had a shell embedded in its folds.
From Beautiful Shells of New Zealand An Illustrated Work for Amateur Collectors of New Zealand Marine Shells, with Directions for Collecting and Cleaning them by E. G. B. Moss
In this species, as in S. ornatum, there can be no question that the scuta of the female are specially modified by their own growth for the reception of the males.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
The occludent segments of the scuta, and nearly the whole of the terga, and the whole of the carina, enveloped in lemon-yellow membrane, tinged with orange, but the specimen had long been kept dry.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
Internally the scuta are concave, and in some old specimens to a high degree.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
This cup, I believe, lies under the points of the basal segments of the scuta.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
The scuta have a deep pit for the adductor muscle.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
Oklahoma teen Willis "Blue Scuti" Gibson claimed to be the first to ever beat the game earlier this year when he reached level 157 in 38 minutes before it crashed.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024
The teenager - who goes by the name of Blue Scuti on YouTube - has played the game since he was 11, and has competed in several gaming tournaments.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2024
Compared to UY Scuti, our favorite star is a speck of dust.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2023
Some stars, like UY Scuti, an extreme red hypergiant in the constellation Scutum, have a radius 1,700 times our sun, which could fit inside it almost 5 billion times.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2023
Space scientist and musician Chris Boshuizen used the real data on a δ Scuti called HD 31901 to create this delightful audio and visualization of its pulsations.
From Nature ● May 13, 2020
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