Aquila vs Scutum - What's the difference?
aquila | scutum |
Circumscription and placement of the genus will depend on taxonomic point of view.
(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.
(obsolete) A penthouse or awning.
As nouns the difference between aquila and scutum
is that aquila is eagle while scutum is (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.aquila
Translingual
Proper noun
- The eagles belong to the genus Aquila .
Hypernyms
* (genus) (Accipitridae Hypernyms); Aquilinae - subfamilyHyponyms
* (genus) Aquila adalberti'', ''Aquila africana'', ''Aquila audax'', ''Aquila chrysaetos'', ''Aquila clanga'', ''Aquila fasciata'', ''Aquila gurneyi'', ''Aquila hastata'', ''Aquila heliaca'', ''Aquila nipalensis'', ''Aquila pomarina'', ''Aquila rapax'', ''Aquila spilogaster'', ''Aquila verreauxii'', Aquila wahlbergi - speciesReferences
* ----scutum
English
Noun
(scuta)- (Burrill)