Definition of scutum Scutum
Scu•tum
We found 10 definitions of scutum from 4 different sources.
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What does scutum mean?
Wiktionary 
- scutum (Noun)
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. - scutum (Noun)
A scute. - scutum (Noun)
One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle. - scutum (Noun)
A penthouse or awning.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- scutum (n.)
An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; -- carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry. - scutum (n.)
A penthouse or awning. - scutum (n.)
The second and largest of the four parts forming the upper surface of a thoracic segment of an insect. It is preceded by the prescutum and followed by the scutellum. See the Illust. under Thorax. - scutum (n.)
One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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scutum
skū′tum, n. a shield belonging to the heavy-armed Roman legionaries: a penthouse: (anat.) the knee-pan: (zool.) a large scale. [L.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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scutum
A Roman buckler made of wood, the parts being joined together with little plates of iron, and the whole covered with a bull’s hide. In the middle was an umbo, or boss of iron, which jutted out, and was useful to glance off stones or darts. The scuta, in general, were 4 feet long, and different in size from the clypei, which were less, and quite round.
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