Etymology

clypeus

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Today it means: The shield-shaped front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax. Full definition →

Latin clypeus
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Borrowed from Latin clypeus (“round shield”) or clipeus (“round shield”).

Words from the same roots

Latinclypeus all →

clypeiform

Latinclipeus all →

clipeus

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