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chin shield

chin shield noun: any of the scales found on the underside of a snake's head towards the anterior and touching the lower labial scales.

Noun

chin shield (plural chin shields)

  1. Any of the scales found on the underside of a snake's head towards the anterior and touching the lower labial scales.

Forms of chin shield

pluralchin shields
alternative formchinshield

Questions about chin shield

What does chin shield mean?
Chin shield means any of the scales found on the underside of a snake's head towards the anterior and touching the lower labial scales.
What part of speech is chin shield?
Chin shield is a noun.
What is the plural of chin shield?
The plural of chin shield is chin shields.

Words near chin shield in the dictionary

  1. chin omelettes
  2. chin roll
  3. chin rolls
  4. Chin Sha
  5. Chin Sha Chiang
  6. chin shield
  7. chin shields
  8. Chin State
  9. chin strip
  10. chin strips
  11. chin up

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