clypeus
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clypei
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Origin of clypeus
1825–35; < New Latin, special use of Latin clypeus, clipeus round shield
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Black; the scape, the base of the flagellum beneath, the anterior margin of the clypeus and the mandibles ferruginous; the latter black at their apex.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
Black; the clypeus yellow; the mandibles and scape ferruginous, the former black at their base, the latter yellow in front; the sides of the face with a bright golden pile.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
Smaller than the female, and differs in having the clypeus red and the red colour running down behind the eyes, the antennæ longer, and the abdomen with a bright metallic iridescence.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
The French word escu and escussion, the Italian scudo, and the English escocheon, are evident derivations from the Latin scutum, and the equivalent word clypeus is derived from the Greek verb γλυφειν, TO ENGRAVE.
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Mark Antony Lower
Black; the clypeus, labrum, and mandibles yellow; the former with a triangular black spot in the middle; the latter ferruginous at their apex.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
To how many, even of those who find pleasure in archæological pursuits, does the charge apply: “—neque enim clypei cælamina norit.”
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Mark Antony Lower
A little lower, "Opposui molem clypei, texique jacentem," is amplified by a similar witticism, "My broad buckler hid him from the foe, Even the shield trembled as he lay below."
From The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author by George Saintsbury
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