Scutum - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈskjuːtəm|
Brit.
|ˈskjuːtəm|
noun
- (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) One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle.
- (astronomy) A small autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a shield. It lies between the constellations of Aquila, Sagittarius, and the tail of Serpens.
- (zoology) A scute.
- (zoology) One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle.
- (astronomy) A small autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a shield. It lies between the constellations of Aquila, Sagittarius, and the tail of Serpens.
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