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clypeate definition

clyp·eate (klip′ē āt′, -it)

adjective

  1. shaped like a round shield
  2. having a shieldlike process

Etymology: < L clipeatus, pp. of clipeare, to arm with a shield < clipeus, a shield

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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