Clypeaster

noun

Clyp·​e·​as·​ter

¦klipē¦astə(r)

: a widely distributed genus (the type of the family Clypeastridae) of large burrowing cake urchins

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin clypeus round shield + New Latin -aster

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