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clypeiform

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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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