clypeus
(noun) a shield-like plate on the front of an insect’s head
Source: WordNet® 3.1
clypeus (plural clypei)
(entomology) The shield-shaped front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax.
Source: Wiktionary
Clyp"e*us, n.; pl. Clypei. Etym: [L., a shield.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The frontal plate of the head of an insect.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
