clypeiform

English

Etymology

From Latin clypeus (“shield”) +‎ -form.

Adjective

clypeiform (comparative more clypeiform, superlative most clypeiform)

1. (zoology, botany) shaped like a round shield; clypeate

References

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