clypeus
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1825–35; < Neo-Latin, special use of Latin clypeus, clipeus round shield
1825–35; < Neo-Latin, special use of Latin clypeus, clipeus round shield
Related forms
clyp·e·al, adjective
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| —n , pl clypei | |
| a cuticular plate on the head of some insects between the labrum and the frons | |
| [C19: from New Latin, from Latin clipeus round shield] | |
| 'clypeal | |
| —adj | |
| clypeate | |
| —adj | |
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Clypeus
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example sentences
Frontal ridge extremely short, narrow, forming high perpendicular ridge towards clypeus.
The beetle delivered the coup de grace with its clypeus, a plate on its face that carries two sharp teeth.
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