Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alloscutum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-los-cu-tum
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"Powerful muscle groups are also present in the alloscutum of the female, nymphal, and larval Ixodid ticks, through which the tick is able to redistribute the centre of gravity and regain an upright position when it falls into an upside-down position."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”) and from Latin scūtum (“shield”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἄλλος, scūtum

Inflected Forms

alloscuta (plural)

Questions

What does alloscutum mean?: 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.
Where does alloscutum come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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