Skip to the word

Added 10 October 2026

clypeus

/ˈklɪ.pɪ.əs/ noun

Latin root: clypeus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about clypeus at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The shield-shaped front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin clypeus, clipeus (“round shield”).

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

Back to today's word