clipeus

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clipeus.

Noun

clipeus (plural clipei)

1. (historical) A shield worn by soldiers of ancient Greece and Rome.
2. (architecture) An ornamental disk of marble in this shape.
3. (entomology) Part of the exoskeleton of an insect between the carapace and mandibles.

Translations

shield

Italian: clipeo m Spanish: clípeo (es) m

ornamental disk

Italian: clipeo m

part of an insect's exoskeleton

Italian: clipeo m

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