scutum English

Meaning scutum meaning

What does scutum mean?

scutum 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) 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.

Scutum properNoun

— constellation

Synonyms scutum synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as scutum?

Scutum English » English

Shield

zodiac

sagittary

Sagittarius

Archer

scutum English » English

shield

buckler

scute

plate

asp