alloscutum
English
noun
Definitions
- (zoology) the flexible part of the dorsal body wall behind the rigid scutum in a hard tick, particularly a female, — the alloscutum is the part of the body wall that must stretch to accommodate the blood that the tick swallows when it engorges in preparation for laying eggs.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scūtum (shield, a shield).
Origin
Latin
scūtum
Gloss
shield, a shield
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
盾