What does aspis mean?
Aspis means (historical) A type of round shield borne by ancient Greek soldiers..
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/ˈæspɪs/ · noun
(historical) A type of round shield borne by ancient Greek soldiers..
"shield both large and tough" has never said that aspides are small and weak […]
Flesh dipped in the sea Ægeum will never be sweet; the herb Trigion being once bit with an aspis never groweth, and conscience once stained with innocent blood is always tied to a guilty remorse.
As might be expected, characters of the aspides themselves are not of much value in pollen identification, but they are easily recognized and many three-pored, aspidate grains are broadly categorized as "betuloid" in studies of airborne pollen.
Use aspis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Aspis means (historical) A type of round shield borne by ancient Greek soldiers..
Common synonyms include genus cerastes, genus aspis.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"shield both large and tough" has never said that aspides are small and weak […]
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