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• CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I had to look it up. A scutum is a type of Roman shield.

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  • Krotz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Ha, I read it as scrotum on the first go :')

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    • CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      You and me both.

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  • Aatube@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Huh, I searched it up and got an insect.

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• ForestOrca@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  scutum
  skyoo͞′təm
  noun

  1. A scute.

  2. A shield-shaped dorsal sclerite or plate of certain insects and arachnids.

  3. 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.

  I'm assuming the third definition is the one we're after. But it could be an alligator scute, ya never know. (https://animals.howstuffworks.com/reptiles/alligator.htm)

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