chin shield

noun

Any of the scales found on the underside of a snake's head towards the anterior and touching the lower labial scales.

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Meanings

nounchin shield (plural chin shields)

plural chin shields · alternative chinshield

  1. Any of the scales found on the underside of a snake's head towards the anterior and touching the lower labial scales.
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APA

chin shield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chin%20shield

MLA

“chin shield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chin%20shield. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chin shield,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chin%20shield.

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