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clypeiform

clypeiform adjective: shaped like a round shield; clypeate.

Adjective

clypeiform (comparative more clypeiform, superlative most clypeiform)

  1. shaped like a round shield; clypeate

Forms of clypeiform

comparativemore clypeiform
superlativemost clypeiform

Origin of clypeiform

From Latin clypeus (“shield”) + -form.

Questions about clypeiform

What does clypeiform mean?
Clypeiform means shaped like a round shield; clypeate.
What part of speech is clypeiform?
Clypeiform is an adjective.

Words near clypeiform in the dictionary

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

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