Definitions

1. adjective

Having or resembling a clypeus (a shield-like or plate-like structure, especially in insects).

“Some species of beetles are clypeiform, with hardened plates on their foreheads.”

2. noun

A clypeus (a shield-like or plate-like structure, especially in insects).

“In entomology, the term clypeiform refers to the clypeus of an insect.”