Word: mesoscutum
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mes
o
scu
tum
Definition: The scutum or dorsal plate of the middle thoracic segment of an insect.
Morphemes:
Affix: meso-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Designating an achiral member of a group of diastereoisomers that has at least one chiral member
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέσος
Language: grc
Decoded: mesos
Meaning: middle
Affix: scutum
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A scute; large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake
Etymology Compounds: Affix: scūtum
Language: la
Decoded: scutum
Meaning: shield