prescutum
English
Etymology
From
pre-
+
scutum
.
Noun
prescutum
(
plural
prescuta
)
(
zoology
)
The first
dorsal
sclerite
of a
tergum
of an an
insect
Related terms
prescutal
References
“
prescutum
”, in
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary
, Springfield, Mass.:
G. & C. Merriam
,
1913
,
→OCLC
.