peltidium

noun

peltidium

noun

Etymology From Latin pelta (“shield”) + -idium.

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Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences A prodorsal shield in chelicerates

Synonyms: schizopeltid
Derived terms: mesopeltidium, metapeltidium, propeltidium

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