clypeus

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈklɪ.pɪ.əs/|/klaɪˈpeɪ.əs/|/ˈklaɪ.peɪ.əs/|/ˈklaɪ.pi.əs/

英文释义

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

词形变化

clypei plural

词源

Etymology tree
Latin clypeus, clipeusbor.
English clypeus
Borrowed from Latin clypeus, clipeus (“round shield”).
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