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scutum
(redirected from Scutum constellation)

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scutum [′sküd·əm]
(invertebrate zoology)
A bony, horny, or chitinous plate.
The second of four pieces forming the upper part of the thoracic segment in certain insects.
One or two lower opercular valves in certain barnacles.

Scutum [′sküd·əm]
(astronomy)
A southern constellation, right ascension 19 hours, declination 10° south. Also known as Shield.


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