Alloscutum

Quick meaning: Alloscutum is a noun meaning (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.

Meaning

(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.

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.

Word Forms

• alloscuta

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include postscutellum, mesoscutum, prescutum, scutum, scutellerid, scutellation.

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