Definition of Clypeus. Meaning of Clypeus. Synonyms of Clypeus

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Definition of Clypeus

Clypeus
Clypeus Clyp"e*us, n.; pl. Clypei. [L., a shield.] (Zo["o]l.) The frontal plate of the head of an insect.

Meaning of Clypeus from wikipedia

- Clypeus may refer to: Clypeus (echinoderm), a fossil genus of echinoid Clypeus Grit, a stratum in the Jur****ic Inferior Oolite named for the echinoid Clypeus...
- The clypeus is one of the sclerites that make up the face of an arthropod. In insects, the clypeus delimits the lower margin of the face, with the labrum...
- small hardened plate (sclerite) at the base of the chelicerae, under the clypeus Claw: see tarsal claw Claw tuft: A dense group of hairs or bristles (setae)...
- The Inferior Oolite is a sequence of Jur****ic age sedimentary rocks in Europe. It was deposited during the Middle Jur****ic. The Inferior Oolite Group as...
- can, in some tarantulas (e.g. Ceratogyrus darlingi) have a "horn". The clypeus is the space between the anterior of the cephalothorax and the ocularium...
- Biddle Political family Current region Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Place of origin England Motto Deus clypeus meus (Latin for 'God is my shield')...
- the frons and a smaller one on the clypeus, the sclerite just above the mouthparts. The orange mark on the clypeus is smaller and more triangular in females...
- slightly ellipsoidal, often elongated in the form of almonds or beans (Clypeus tuberculous or star-shaped subgenus), smooth, never verrucous and germ-free...
- laterally demarcates the clypeus, with the clypeus ventrally separated from the labrum by the clypeolabral suture. The clypeus differs in shape and size...
- Detail of facial anatomy, showing hairy, orange mandibles, clypeus and vertex...