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Scu·tum / ˈsk(y)oōtəm/ Astron. a small constellation (the Shield) near the celestial equator, lying in the Milky Way between Aquila and Serpens. ∎ [as genitive] (Scu·ti / -ˌtī/ ) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation: the star Beta Scuti.

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scu·tum / ˈsk(y)oōtəm/ • n. (pl. -ta / -tə/ ) Zool. another term for scute. ∎ Entomol. the second dorsal sclerite in each thoracic segment of an insect.

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1. In Cirripedia, one of the two plates covering the anterior end of the sides of the mantle.

2. In Insecta, the middle of the three divisions of the dorsal surface of a thoracic segment.

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scutum (nat. hist.) shield-shaped part or segment. XIX. techn. use of L. scūtum oblong shield.

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