scutoid

Meanings

1. A geometrical solid described as a mix between a frustum and a prismatoid.

1. Alternative letter-case form of Scutoid, a genetic mutation in Drosophila melanogaster

1. An induced genetic mutation in the fly Drosophila melanogaster.
2. An individual fly with the genetic mutation.
3. The gene affected by the mutation in D. melanogaster, or analogous genes in other species.

Etymology

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.