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/ˈskjuːtəm/ · noun
(historical, Roman antiquity) An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavily armed infantry of the Roman army..
A tick's eye, if present, is a mere roundish lucent area at the margin of the scutum about opposite the second coxa.
Use scutum when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scutum means (historical, Roman antiquity) An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavily armed infantry of the Roman army..
Common synonyms include scuta, tower shield.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A tick's eye, if present, is a mere roundish lucent area at the margin of the scutum about opposite the second coxa.
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