Complete Definition of "clypeus"

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Etymology
From L. clipeus �round shield�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'klɪpɪ�s/

Noun
en-noun|clypei

  1. The shield-shaped front part of an insect's head.

#*1990: 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. � Daniel Evan Weiss, The Roaches Have No King (Serpent's Tail 2001, p.16)
#*1996: 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. � Michael J. Roberts, Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe (Collins 1996, p. 14)

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