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clypeate

clypeate adjective: shaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate.

Adjective

clypeate (comparative more clypeate, superlative most clypeate)

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

Forms of clypeate

comparativemore clypeate
superlativemost clypeate

Origin of clypeate

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

Questions about clypeate

What does clypeate mean?
Clypeate means shaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate.
What part of speech is clypeate?
Clypeate is an adjective.

Words near clypeate in the dictionary

  1. clypeal
  2. clypeasteroid
  3. clypeasteroids
  4. clypeastroid
  5. clypeastroids
  6. clypeate
  7. clypeated
  8. clypei
  9. clypeiform
  10. clypeola
  11. clypeolabral

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