Clypeus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Clypeus \Clyp"e*us\, n.; pl. {Clypei}. [L., a shield.] (Zool.)
     The frontal plate of the head of an insect.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  clypeus
       n : a shield-like plate on the front of an insect's head
       [also: {clypei} (pl)]