CLYPEUS - Definition

Pronunciation:		'klipeeus
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a shield-like plate on the front of an insect's head

	See Also:	insect, protective covering

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Clyp"e*us\, n.; pl. {Clypei}. [L., a shield.] (Zo["o]l.) The frontal plate of the head of an insect.