clypeus

Noun

Meaning

The frontal plate of the head of an insect.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

aegis buckler pavise parma scutum aspis targe pelta hoplon roman shield heater shield kite shield round shield tower shield oval shield

Hypernyms

protective covering

Derivatives

clypei

Examples

Lateral ocelli, however, are not found in all termites. sfn Like other insects, termites have a small tongue-shaped labrum and a clypeus ; the clypeus is divided into a postclypeus and anteclypeus. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

clypeole clypeosectid clypeosphaeriaceous Clyro clysis clysmian