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clypeus

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Noun
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clyp=e=us

CIDE DICTIONARY

clypeusn. [L., a shield.].
     The frontal plate of the head of an insect.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

clypeus, n. (pl. clypei) the hard protective area of an insect's head.

Derivative
clypeal adj. clypeate adj.
Etymology
L, = round shield

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