clypeate

      English

      Etymology

      Latin clupeatus, past participle of clupeare to arm with a shield, from clupeus, clipeus shield.

      Adjective

      clypeate (comparative more clypeate, superlative most clypeate)

      1. (botany) Shaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate.
      2. (zoology) Furnished with a protective plate or shell.

      Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

      Latin

      Verb

      clypeāte

      1. second-person plural present active imperative of clypeō

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