"shieldback" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shieldbacks [plural]
Etymology: shield + back Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shield|back}} shield + back Head templates: {{en-noun}} shieldback (plural shieldbacks)
  1. Any of various katydids with a shield-like pronotum. Categories (lifeform): Crickets and grasshoppers
    Sense id: en-shieldback-en-noun-jHGC6Q7g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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