clypeate

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adjective

Shaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate.

OriginLatin clipeātus →
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Meanings

adjectiveclypeate (comparative more clypeate, superlative most clypeate)

comparative more clypeate · superlative most clypeate

  1. biologyShaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate.
  2. biologyFurnished with a protective plate, shield or shell.

Origin

  1. Latinclipeātus
  2. Englishclypeate

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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APA

clypeate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clypeate

MLA

“clypeate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clypeate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clypeate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clypeate.

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