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clypei

/ˈklɪpɪaɪ/

clypei is the plural of clypeus.

Meaning of clypeus

Noun

clypeus (plural clypei)

  1. The shield-shaped front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax.
    • Cuisinart stuck a human eyelash to his clypeus with saliva, twisted it into a handlebar mustache, and greeted citizens as they arrived at the rim of the sink.1990, Daniel Evan Weiss, The Roaches Have No King (Serpent's Tail 2001, p.16)

Questions about clypei

What is clypei the plural of?
Clypei is the plural of clypeus.
How do you pronounce clypei?
Clypei is pronounced /ˈklɪpɪaɪ/.

Words near clypei in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: clypei (page history and authors); clypeus (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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