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clypeus

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clyp⋅e⋅us

  [klip-ee-uhs]
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–noun, plural clyp⋅e⋅i  [klip-ee-ahy, -ee-ee] .
the area of the facial wall of an insect's head between the labrum and the frons, usually separated from the latter by a groove.
Origin:
1825–35; < NL, special use of L clypeus, clipeus round shield

Related forms:
clyp⋅e⋅al, adjective
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clyp·e·us   (klĭp'ē-əs)   
n.   pl. clyp·e·i (-ē-ī')
A shieldlike plate on the front of the head of an insect.

[New Latin, from Latin clipeus, round shield.]
clyp'e·al (-ē-əl) adj.
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