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clypeate

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clyp⋅e⋅ate

  [klip-ee-it, -eyt]
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–adjective Biology.
shaped like a round shield or buckler.
Also, clyp⋅e⋅i⋅form  [klip-ee-uh-fawrm] .

Origin:
1705–15; < L clypeātus. See clypeus, -ate 1
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clyp·e·ate   (klĭp'ē-ĭt)   
adj.  

  1. Shaped like a round shield.

  2. Zoology Having a clypeus: clypeate insects.

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