Word: parascutal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pa
ra
scu
tal
Definition: Across or beyond a scutum
Morphemes:
Affix: para-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: above, beyond
Etymology Compounds: Affix: παρά
Language: grc
Decoded: para
Meaning: beside; next to, near, from; against, contrary to
Affix: scutal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or relating to a scutum. A shield-like protection, such as the scutum protecting the back of a hard tick (cf. alloscutum, conscutum)