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An order of gastropod Mollusca having a heart with two auricles and one ventricle. The shell may be either spiral or shieldlike.

Having the gills protected by a shieldlike shell; of or pertaining to the Scutibranchiata. -- n.

Carrying a shield or buckler.

Shield-shaped; scutate.

Any species of chilopod myriapods of the genus Scutigera. They sometimes enter buildings and prey upon insects.

Having the anterior surface of the tarsus covered with scutella, or transverse scales, in the form of incomplete bands terminating at a groove on each side; -- said of certain birds.

To run quickly; to scurry; to scuttle. [Prov. Eng.]

precipitation; to hurry; to bustle; to scuddle. With the first dawn of day, old Janet was scuttling about the house to wake the baron. Sir W. Scott.

ts forming the upper surface of a thoracic segment of an insect. It is preceded by the prescutum and followed by the scutellum. See the Illust. under Thorax.

Resembling two bucklers placed side by side.

ss the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another. Crosscut saw. (a) A saw, the teeth of which are so set as to adapt it for sawing wood crosswise of the grain rather than lengthwise. (b) A saw managed by two men, one at each end, for cutting large logs crosswise.

Serving to disperse morbid matter; discussive; as, a discutient application. -- n.

e, usually a shield, upon which bearings are marshaled and displayed. The surface of the escutcheon is called the field, the upper part is called the chief, and the lower part the base (see Chiff, and Field.). That side of the escutcheon which is on the right hand of the knight who bears the shield on his arm is called…

Having an escutcheon; furnished with a coat of arms or ensign. Young.

Without, or apparently without, a scutellum; -- said of certain insects.

A small escutcheon borne within a shield.

The scutum or dorsal plate of the middle thoracic segment of an insect. See Illust. of Butterfly.

The hindermost dorsal piece of a thoracic somite of an insect; the plate behind the scutellum.

Same as Preoral, Prepubis, Prescapula, etc.

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.