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noun • 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. • A scute. • A shield-like protection, such as the scutum protecting the back of a hard tick (cf. alloscutum, conscutum) • One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle. • The kneecap. | ||||||||
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| 25% | 7 | Seabird requires total protection (ribbed support) | ||||||
noun • the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs | ||||||||
Reduction In Total Protection Crossword Clue
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Updated: October 14, 2023
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