Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
clypeate : applied to the large prothorax of certain beetles, the carapace of some crustaceans, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Shield-shaped; clypeate.
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- adjective
shield -shaped;clypeate
Etymologies
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Latin clypeus shield + -form.
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