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clipeus

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clipeus

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Borrowed from Latin clipeus.

noun clipei

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

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noun shield

Españolclípeo
Italianoclipeo

noun ornamental disk

Italianoclipeo

noun part of an insect's exoskeleton

Italianoclipeo

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"clipeus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/clipeus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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clipeus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/clipeus

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"clipeus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/clipeus.

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@misc{clipeus_2026,
  title = {clipeus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clipeus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}