Etymology

peltidium

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Today it means: A prodorsal shield in chelicerates Full definition →

Latin pelta
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  1. Latin · derived frompelta“shield”
  2. English todaypeltidium

From Latin pelta (“shield”) + -idium.

Words from the same roots

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