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Webster 1913 Edition

Clypeate

Clyp′e-ate

,

Adj.

[L.

clupeatus

, p. p. of

clupeare

to arm with a shield, fr.

clupeus

,

clipeus

shield.]

1.

(Bot.)

Shaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate.

2.

(Zool.)

Furnished with a shield, or a protective plate or shell.