Etymology

clypeate

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Today it means: Shaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate. Full definition →

Latin clipeātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromclipeātus
  2. English todayclypeate

Borrowed from Latin clipeātus, perfect passive participle of clipeō (“to arm with a shield”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from clupeus, clipeus (“shield”).

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