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Alloscutum
Meaning
Noun
●
In Zoology:
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.
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