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Clypeastroid
Clypˊe-as′troid
,Adj.
[NL.
Clypeaster
(L. clupeus
shield + aster
star) + -oid
.] (Zool.)
Like or related to the genus
Clupeaster
; – applied to a group of flattened sea urchins, with a rosette of pores on the upper side. Definition 2024
clypeastroid
clypeastroid
English
Adjective
clypeastroid (comparative more clypeastroid, superlative most clypeastroid)
- (zoology) Like or related to the genus Clypeaster (order Clypeasteroida) of flattened sea urchins, with a rosette of pores on the upper side.