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anteclypeus

anteclypeus noun: the lower part of a divided clypeus, between the postclypeus and the labrum.

Noun

anteclypeus (plural anteclypei)

  1. The lower part of a divided clypeus, between the postclypeus and the labrum

Forms of anteclypeus

pluralanteclypei

Origin of anteclypeus

From ante- + clypeus.

Questions about anteclypeus

What does anteclypeus mean?
Anteclypeus means the lower part of a divided clypeus, between the postclypeus and the labrum.
What part of speech is anteclypeus?
Anteclypeus is a noun.
What is the plural of anteclypeus?
The plural of anteclypeus is anteclypei.

Words near anteclypeus in the dictionary

  1. anteclassical
  2. anteclassically
  3. anteclise
  4. anteclises
  5. anteclypei
  6. anteclypeus
  7. antecolic
  8. antecommunion
  9. anteconsonantal
  10. anteconsonantic
  11. antecosta

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