clypeus
clypeus definition
clyp·eus (klip′ē əs)
noun pl. clypei clyp′ei (-ē ī′)
a median plate or shieldlike process on the anterior portion of the head of certain insects
Etymology: ModL < L clipeus, clupeus, a shield
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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