As a proper noun scutum
is (constellation) a small autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a shield it lies between the constellations of aquila, sagittarius, and the tail of serpens.
As a noun scuta is
a scutum.
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scutum English
Noun
( scuta)
(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.
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