clypeate

English

Etymology

From 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. (entomology) Furnished with a protective plate, shield or shell.

References

• “clypeate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

clypeāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of clypeō