scutum

n. 长形盾, 鳞甲 [医] 鼓室盾板, 甲状软骨, 髌骨, 盾片(昆虫)

发音

其它 /ˈskjuːtəm/

词形变化

scuta 复数 scuta scutums scutums 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavily armed infantry of the Roman army.

    历史
  2. 2.

    A scute.

    生物 动物学
  3. 3.

    A shield-like protection, such as the scutum protecting the back of a hard tick (cf. alloscutum, conscutum).

    生物 动物学
  4. 4.

    The kneecap.

    医学
  5. 5.

    One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle.

    生物 动物学

词源

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

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