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Where does “clypeus” come from?

clypeus (English) comes from Latin [[clypeus]], [[clipeus]].

clypeus (English): The shield-shaped front part of an insect's head...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “clypeus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin[[clypeus]], [[clipeus]]—

Words derived from “clypeus”

  • postclypeus
  • anteclypeus
Every word from Latin [[clypeus]], [[clipeus]] →