Clypeus

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈklɪpɪəs/

Origin

From Latin clipeus ‘round shield’.

Full definition of clypeus

Noun

1. 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)----