clypeus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
clypeus
    n 1: a shield-like plate on the front of an insect's head
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Clypeus \Clyp"e*us\, n.; pl. {Clypei}. [L., a shield.] (Zool.)
   The frontal plate of the head of an insect.
   [1913 Webster]
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