"shieldlike" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more shieldlike [comparative], most shieldlike [superlative]
Etymology: shield + -like Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shield|like}} shield + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} shieldlike (comparative more shieldlike, superlative most shieldlike)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a shield. Hyponyms: peltate
    Sense id: en-shieldlike-en-adj-eWxIP3Vr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like

Download JSON data for shieldlike meaning in English (1.3kB)

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