"aspis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæspɪs/ Audio: en-us-aspis.ogg Forms: aspides [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ἀσπίς}} Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís) Head templates: {{en-noun|aspides}} aspis (plural aspides)
  1. A type of round shield borne by ancient Greek soldiers Categories (topical): Armor Coordinate_terms (type of shield): hoplon
    Sense id: en-aspis-en-noun-2QF8pw8f Disambiguation of Armor: 45 9 46 Disambiguation of 'type of shield': 100 0 0
  2. (archaic) An asp or generic venomous snake Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-aspis-en-noun-xTQFINlP
  3. (palynology) A prominent ring of thickened exine around a pore on a pollen grain Categories (topical): Palynology, Armor Categories (lifeform): Vipers Coordinate_terms (ring of exine): annulus
    Sense id: en-aspis-en-noun-l565Z-QY Disambiguation of Armor: 45 9 46 Disambiguation of Vipers: 17 32 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 23 68 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 17 23 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 16 15 45 22 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 17 45 27 1 Topics: biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, palynology, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'ring of exine': 7 7 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aspidate, protaspis

Inflected forms

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