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CLYPEUS (clypei)
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Irregular inflected form: clypei
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 head
Familiarity information: CLYPEUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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