English Explanatory Dictionary

clypeate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Shaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate.
  2. Furnished with a protective plate, shield or shell.

Word forms

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clipeātus, perfect passive participle of clipeō (“to arm with a shield”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from clupeus, clipeus (“shield”).

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