scutum

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[ˈskjuːtəm], (Noun)

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late 18th century: from Latin, literally ‘oblong shield’


[ˈskjuːtəm], (Noun)

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- a small constellation near the celestial equator (the Shield), lying in the Milky Way between Aquila and Serpens


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Latin. Scuti is the Latin genitive form of Scutum


[ˈskjuːtəm], (Adjective)

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- used with preceding Greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation Scutum
(e.g: the star Beta Scuti)


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Latin. Scuti is the Latin genitive form of Scutum




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