clypeate
American
[klip-ee-it, -eyt]
/ ˈklɪp i ɪt, -ˌeɪt /
Also
clypeiform
adjective
Biology.
Etymology
Origin of clypeate
From the Latin word clypeātus, dating back to 1705–15. See clypeus, -ate 1
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