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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scuta \Scu"ta\, n. pl. See Scutum.
Scutum \Scu"tum\, n.; pl. Scuta. [L.]
(Rom. Antiq.) An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; -- carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry.
(O. Eng. Law) A penthouse or awning. [Obs.]
--Burrill.-
(Zo["o]l.)
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.
One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle.
Wiktionary
n. A scutum.
WordNet
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Wikipedia
"Scuta" is the plural of the Latin word "scutum" and means " shield". It is used for the following:
- Scutum (shield), the Roman shield
- Scute, a zootomical term
- Scudo (disambiguation), various currencies
Usage examples of "scuta".
I killed the snake and found that he had 176 scuta on the abdomen and 17 half-formed scuta on the tail.
Gaius Philippus shouted, and scuta went up over the legionaries' heads to turn the hurtling darts.
Their shortswords stabbed past the Vides sians' defenses, while their large scuta turned blow after blow.