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clypeus

US/ˈklɪ.pɪ.əs/

clypeus noun: the shield-shaped front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax.

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)
    • When viewed from the front, the part of the carapace between the anterior eyes and the front edge of the carapace is called the clypeus.1996, Michael J. Roberts, Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe (Collins 1996, p. 14)

clypeus meaning in Tamil

clypeus in Tamil

இழையப்பரிசை

Forms of clypeus

pluralclypei

Origin of clypeus

Borrowed from Latin clypeus, clipeus (“round shield”).

Words formed from clypeus

Questions about clypeus

What does clypeus mean?
Clypeus means the shield-shaped front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax.
What is clypeus in Tamil?
Clypeus in Tamil is இழையப்பரிசை. See Clypeus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is clypeus?
Clypeus is a noun.
How do you pronounce clypeus?
Clypeus is pronounced /ˈklɪ.pɪ.əs/ (US).
What is the plural of clypeus?
The plural of clypeus is clypei.

Words near clypeus in the dictionary

  1. clypeole
  2. clypeoles
  3. clypeosectid
  4. clypeosectids
  5. clypeosphaeriaceous
  6. clypeus
  7. clypolae
  8. clypt
  9. Clyro
  10. clysis
  11. clysmian

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Adapted from Wiktionary: clypeus (page history and authors); clypeus (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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