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Definitions for Clypeus
ˈklɪp i əs; ˈklɪp iˌaɪ, -iˌiclypeus

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. clypeusnoun

    a shield-like plate on the front of an insect's head

Wiktionary

  1. clypeusnoun

    The shield-shaped front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax.

  2. Etymology: From clipeus ‘round shield’.

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  1. clypeus

    The clypeus is a part of an insect's anatomy. It is a section of the exoskeleton located on the front of an insect's head, often serving as a shield and helping to frame the mouth parts. It is the rigid plate that separates the insect's compound eyes from its other sensory organs, like antennae.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Clypeusnoun

    the frontal plate of the head of an insect

  2. Etymology: [L., a shield.]

Wikidata

  1. Clypeus

    The clypeus is one of the sclerites that makes up the "face" of an arthropod. In insects, the clypeus delimits the lower margin of the face, with the labrum articulated along the ventral margin of the clypeus. The mandibles bracket the labrum, but do not touch the clypeus. The dorsal margin of the clypeus is below the antennal sockets. The clypeus is often well-defined by sulci along its lateral and dorsal margins, and is most commonly rectangular or trapezoidal in overall shape. In spiders, the clypeus is generally defined as the area between the anterior edge of the carapace and the anterior eyes.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Clypeus

    klip′ē-us, n. the shield-like part of an insect's head.—adjs. Clyp′ēal, Clyp′ēate, Clyp′ēiform, in the shape or form of a shield. [L. clipeus, clypeus, a shield.]

Entomology

  1. Clypeus

    that portion of the head before or below the front, to which the labrum is attached anteriorly; in Diptera often visible below the margin of the mouth in front, as a more or less visor-shaped piece:= epistoma.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Clypeus in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Clypeus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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