clípeo

See also: clipeo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkli.pe.u/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkli.pe.o/

  • Hyphenation: clí‧pe‧o

Noun

clípeo m (plural clípeos)

  1. (entomology) clypeus (front part of an insect’s head or a spider’s cephalothorax)

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish clipeo (1385), from Latin clipeus. All senses are derived from the "shield" sense.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklipeo/ [ˈkli.pe.o]
  • Rhymes: -ipeo
  • Syllabification: clí‧pe‧o

Noun

clípeo m (plural clípeos)

  1. (historical) clipeus (a type of circular shield)
  2. (entomology) clipeus; clypeus (part of the head of insects)
  3. (architecture) clipeus (an ornamental disk of marble)

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