anteclypeus

noun

an·​te·​clyp·​e·​us

plural anteclypei

: the lower or anterior portion of the clypeus of certain insects

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ante- + clypeus

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

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