- Clypeus
- Clypeus Clyp"e*us, n.; pl. {Clypei}. [L., a shield.] (Zo["o]l.) The frontal plate of the head of an insect. [1913 Webster]
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CLYPEUS — Casaubono ad Trebellium, in Divo Claudio, c. 3. duo significat, scutum sive ἀπίδα et imaginem: Prima, inquit, inventio fuit ad necessitatem, ut corpus defenderet; dein accessit decoris et elegantiae studium, coeperuntque pingiscuta: inde nominis… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Clypĕus [1] — Clypĕus (lat.), 1) runder Schild, s. Schild; 2) kleines, schildförmiges Brustbild; 3) (Zool.), bei Schildkröten das Rückenschild; bei Insecten das Kopfschild … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Clypĕus [2] — Clypĕus, Gattung aus der Familie der Seeigel; schildförmig, mit 5 blätterartigen, krummen Fühlergängen u. mit warziger Oberfläche; weder Mund noch After in der Mitte; s. Seeigel u. Echiniten … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
clypeus — clypeus, or clipeus /klipiyas/ In old English law, a shield; metaphorically one of a noble family. @ clypei prostrati noble families extinct @ … Black's law dictionary
clypeus — clypeus, or clipeus /klipiyas/ In old English law, a shield; metaphorically one of a noble family. @ clypei prostrati noble families extinct @ … Black's law dictionary
clypeus — [klip′ē əs] n. pl. clypei [klip′ē ī΄] [ModL < L clipeus, clupeus, a shield] a median plate or shieldlike process on the anterior portion of the head of certain insects … English World dictionary
Clypeus — For the ancient Greco Roman shield, see Clipeus The clypeus is one of the sclerites that makes up the face of an arthropod. In insects, the clypeus delimits the lower margin of the face, with the labrum articulated along the ventral margin of the … Wikipedia
Clypeus — Der Kopfschild von Coprimorphus scrutator Der Clypeus, auch Stirnplatte genannt, ist Teil des Kopfschildes bei Insekten und liegt mittig direkt über dem Labrum. Oft ist die Stirnplatte durch Furchen deutlich von den anderen Teilen des… … Deutsch Wikipedia
clypeus — n. [L. clypeus, shield] 1. (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) The anterior tagma between eyes and cheliceral bases in arachnids. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) That part of the head bearing the labrum. 3. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The sclerite on the lower part… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
clypeus — clypeal, adj. /klip ee euhs/, n., pl. clypei /klip ee uy , ee ee /. the area of the facial wall of an insect s head between the labrum and the frons, usually separated from the latter by a groove. [1825 35; < NL, special use of L clypeus, clipeus … Universalium
