前盾片
Prescutum \Pre*scu"tum\, n.; pl. {Prescuta}. [NL. See {Pr[ae]-},
and {Scutum}.] (Zo["o]l.)
The first of the four pieces composing the dorsal part, or
tergum, of a thoracic segment of an insect. It is usually
small and inconspicuous.