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clypeus

The correct spelling is clypeus.

How to pronounce clypeus

noun

IPA: /ˈklɪpɪəs/

Say it like: Cly-peu-s

The correct spelling is clypeus. The shield-shaped front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax. For example: "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)"

Usage Examples

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)

Definition

noun

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

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