prescutum

[ pree-skyoo-tuhm ]

noun

, plural pre·scu·ta [pree-, skyoo, -t, uh], pre·scu·tums.

1. the anterior dorsal sclerite of a thoracic segment of an insect.

Word History and Origins

Origin of prescutum¹

From New Latin; pre-, scutum

Example Sentences

Mesothorax: e, Prescutum. f, Scutum. g, Scutellum. h, Post-scutellum. i, Mesophragma. j, Epimeron. k, Episternum. l, Coxa of middle leg.

From Project Gutenberg

It is preceded by the prescutum and followed by the scutellum.

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