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clypeated

clypeated is the alternative form of clypeate.

Meaning of clypeate

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.

Questions about clypeated

What is clypeated the alternative form of?
Clypeated is the alternative form of clypeate.

Words near clypeated in the dictionary

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

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