shield

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shield (noun; Anglo-Saxon scyld, shield): 1. A dorsal cover; carapace; scutellum; scutum; clypeus.

2. (Arthropoda: Crustacea) In Decapoda, the anterior part of the cephalothorax of Paguridae.

3. (Arthropoda: Diplopoda) The second tergite.

4. (NEMATA) The interlabium.

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