clypeus
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin clipeus ‘round shield’.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈklɪpɪəs/
[edit] Noun
clypeus (plural clypei)
- The shield-shaped front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax.
- 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)
- 1996: When viewed from the front, the part of the carapace between the anterior eyes and the front edge of the carapace is called the clypeus. — Michael J. Roberts, Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe (Collins 1996, p. 14)
[edit] Latin
[edit] Noun
clypeus (genitive clypeī); m, second declension
- Alternative form of clipeus.
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | clypeus | clypeī |
| genitive | clypeī | clypeōrum |
| dative | clypeō | clypeīs |
| accusative | clypeum | clypeōs |
| ablative | clypeō | clypeīs |
| vocative | clypee | clypeī |
