• ForestOrca@kbin.social
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    scutum
    skyoo͞′təm
    noun

    1. A scute.

    2. A shield-shaped dorsal sclerite or plate of certain insects and arachnids.

    3. An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry of the Roman army.

    I’m assuming the third definition is the one we’re after. But it could be an alligator scute, ya never know. (https://animals.howstuffworks.com/reptiles/alligator.htm). And having looked at scutes, I think a phone shaped like that would be all kinds of amusing!