Clypeus Definition

klĭpē-əs
clypei
noun
A median plate or shieldlike process on the anterior portion of the head of certain insects.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Clypeus

Noun

Singular:
clypeus
Plural:
clypei

Origin of Clypeus

  • New Latin from Latin clipeus round shield

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin clipeus ‘round shield’.

    From Wiktionary

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