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noun
A geometrical solid described as a mix between a frustum and a prismatoid.
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Scutoid, a genetic mutation in Drosophila melanogaster
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noun
An induced genetic mutation in the fly Drosophila melanogaster.
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noun
An individual fly with the genetic mutation.
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The gene affected by the mutation in D. melanogaster, or analogous genes in other species.
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History
First described by Gómez-Gálvez et al. in a 2018 paper (see quotation below). Variously said to be from scutum or scutellum (parts of insect anatomy) or from Escudero, surname of one of the researchers, + -oid.
From scutellum + -oid.
From scutellum + -oid; the genetic mutation results in loss of scutellar bristles. Coined in 1959 by J.D. Krivshenko.
