Etymology

frontoclypeus

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Today it means: The line (sulcus or suture) between the combined clypeus and frons which is not externally visible. Full definition →

Latin frōns
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  1. Latin · derived fromfrōns“forehead”
  2. English todayfrontoclypeus

From Latin frōns (“forehead”) + clypeus (“shield”)

Words from the same roots

Latinfrōns all →

frondfrons

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.