"clypeus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈklɪpɪəs/ Forms: clypei [plural]
Etymology: From Latin clipeus (“round shield”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|clipeus||round shield}} Latin clipeus (“round shield”) Head templates: {{en-noun|clypei}} clypeus (plural clypei)
  1. (entomology) The shield-shaped front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax. Wikipedia link: clypeus Categories (topical): Entomology Derived forms: clypeocellar Translations (front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax): pajzs [singular] (Hungarian), fedőlap [singular] (Hungarian), fejpajzs (Hungarian), nadustek [masculine] (Polish), clípeo [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-clypeus-en-noun-QQj21Qcs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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