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CLYPEUS (clypei)

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Irregular inflected form: clypei  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does clypeus mean? 

CLYPEUS (noun)
  The noun CLYPEUS has 1 sense:

1. a shield-like plate on the front of an insect's headplay

  Familiarity information: CLYPEUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CLYPEUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A shield-like plate on the front of an insect's head

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("clypeus" is a kind of...):

protective covering (the tough natural covering of some organisms)

Holonyms ("clypeus" is a part of...):

insect (small air-breathing arthropod)


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