💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Clypeus"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| truncateverb | (transitive) To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off. |
| transversenoun | (geometry) The longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse. |
| postclypeusnoun | (entomology) The upper (proximal) portion of the clypeus in insects such as the cicada. |
| clypeolenoun | A small shield |
| clypeolanoun | Any sea snail of the genus Clypeola |
| cuneusnoun | (neuroanatomy) A portion of the occipital lobe of the human brain, involved in visual processing. |
| cephnoun | (biology, informal) Clipping of cephalopod. [Any mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc.] |
| clavanoun | (entomology) The fused distal segments of the antenna of a chalcid wasp. |
| eyecupnoun | (US) An eyebath. |
| cephalæanoun | Obsolete form of cephalea. [(pathology) headache] |
| clipeusnoun | (historical) A shield worn by soldiers of ancient Greece and Rome. |
| ciliumnoun | (cytology) A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors. |
| cephalismnoun | (biology, obsolete) An instance of the development of a head or head-like structure. |
| chelynoun | A female given name. |
| cheilionnoun | The corner of the mouth (as used in cephalometry) |
| carapaxnoun | (zoology) Alternative form of carapace. [A hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which covers the dorsal portion of an animal.] |
| kellnoun | A kiln. |
| chilariumnoun | Either of a pair of appendages, between the bases of the last pair of walking legs in the horseshoe crab, that prevent the escape of food |
| cupulenoun | Any small structure shaped like a cup, such as at the base of an acorn, or the sucker on the feet of some flies. |
| cephaloniotnoun | A Cephalonian |
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