Aspis

//ˈæspɪs// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of round shield borne by ancient Greek soldiers. historical

    ""shield both large and tough" has never said that aspides are small and weak […]"

  2. 2
    An asp or generic venomous snake archaic

    "Flesh dipped in the sea Ægeum will never be sweet; the herb Trigion being once bit with an aspis never groweth, and conscience once stained with innocent blood is always tied to a guilty remorse."

  3. 3
    A prominent ring of thickened exine around a pore on a pollen grain

    "As might be expected, characters of the aspides themselves are not of much value in pollen identification, but they are easily recognized and many three-pored, aspidate grains are broadly categorized as "betuloid" in studies of airborne pollen."

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annulusgenus cerasteshoplon

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""shield both large and tough" has never said that aspides are small and weak […]"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís).

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