Associations to the word «Clypeus»

Wiktionary

CLYPEUS, noun. (entomology) The shield-shaped front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax.

Dictionary definition

CLYPEUS, noun. A shield-like plate on the front of an insect's head.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley