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Clyp"e*ate (?), a. [L.
clupeatus, p. p. of clupeare to arm with a shield,
fr. clupeus, clipeus shield.] 1.
(Bot.) Shaped like a round buckler or shield;
scutate.

2. (Zoöl.) Furnished with a
shield, or a protective plate or shell.

Clyp"e*i*form` (?), a. [L.
clupeus shield + -form.] Shield-shaped;
clypeate.

||Clyp"e*us (?), n.; pl.
Clypei (#). [L., a shield.] (Zoöl.)
The frontal plate of the head of an insect.

Clys"mi*an (?), a. [Gr. &?; a place
washed by the waves, fr. &?;. See Clyster.] Connected
with, or related to, the deluge, or to a cataclysm; as,
clysmian changes. Smart.

Clys"mic (?), a. Washing;
cleansing.

Clys"ter (?), n. [L., fr. G. &?;.
fr. &?; to wash off or out; akin to Goth. hlūtrs
pure, G. lauter: cf. F. clystère]
(Med.) A liquid injected into the lower intestines by
means of a syringe; an injection; an enema.


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