scutum

Meaning

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.
2. A scute.
3. A shield-like protection, such as the scutum protecting the back of a hard tick (cf. alloscutum, conscutum)
4. One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle.
5. The kneecap.

Synonyms

buckler

shield

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asp

plate

scute

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskjuːtəm/

Etymology

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