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scutum

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈskjuːtəm/Sorted cmstuuStarts with SEnds with M0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A large oblong shield used by Roman soldiers, or a shieldlike body part.

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin scūtum (“shield”). Doublet of escudo, scudo, scute, and écu.

Used in a sentence

  • A tick's eye, if present, is a mere roundish lucent area at the margin of the scutum about opposite the second coxa.

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