Cuisinart stuck a human eyelash to his clypeus with saliva, twisted it into a handlebar mustache, and greeted citizens as they arrived at the rim of the sink.
Source: wiktionary
Clypeus
//ˈklɪ.pɪ.əs//
Synonyms for "clypeus"
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7 translations across 4 languages.
German
2 entries- Clypeus noun (front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax)
- Kopfschild noun (front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax)
Hungarian
3 entries- fedőlap noun (front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax)
- fejpajzs noun (front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax)
- pajzs noun (front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax)
Polish
1 entries- nadustek noun (front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax)
Portuguese
1 entries- clípeo noun (front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
When viewed from the front, the part of the carapace between the anterior eyes and the front edge of the carapace is called the clypeus.
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