alloscuta

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A form of alloscutum — 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of alloscutum
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