Clypeus

Quick meaning: Clypeus is a noun meaning (entomology, zootomy) The shield-shaped front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax.

Meaning

(entomology, zootomy) The shield-shaped front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax.

Example Sentences

When viewed from the front, the part of the carapace between the anterior eyes and the front edge of the carapace is called the clypeus.

Cuisinart stuck a human eyelash to his clypeus with saliva, twisted it into a handlebar mustache, and greeted citizens as they arrived at the rim of the sink.

Word Forms

• clypei

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include truncate, transverse, postclypeus, clypeole, clypeola, cuneus.

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