PRESCUTUM
Source: 567
‖Pre‐scu″tum (?), n.; pl. Prescuta (�). [[NL. See Præ-, and Scutum.]] (Zoöl.) The first of the four pieces composing the dorsal part, or tergum, of a thoracic segment of an insect. It is usually small and inconspicuous.
Source: 567
‖Pre‐scu″tum (?), n.; pl. Prescuta (�). [[NL. See Præ-, and Scutum.]] (Zoöl.) The first of the four pieces composing the dorsal part, or tergum, of a thoracic segment of an insect. It is usually small and inconspicuous.