alloscutum (English, noun)
expansion: alloscutum (plural alloscuta)
Senses:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: the flexible part of the dorsal body wall behind the rigid scutum in a hard tick, particularly a female — the alloscutum is the part of the body wall that must stretch to accommodate the blood that the tick swallows when it engorges in preparation for laying eggs.
Forms:
form: alloscuta
tags: plural