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Word: scutum
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Meaning:
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.
- zoology A scute.
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Proper noun:
- 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.
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