Definitions For Scutum

Noun

{{en-noun, scuta}} (historical, Roman antiquity) An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry of the roman army. (zoology) A scute. (zoology) A shield-like protection, such as the scutum protecting the back of a hard tick (cf. alloscutum, conscutum) (zoology) One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle. (anatomy) The kneecap. {{-}}

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, la, scūtum, , shield}}. {{doublet, en, escudo, scudo, scute, écu}}.