| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Like or related to the genus Clupeaster; -- applied to a group of flattened sea urchins, with a rosette of pores on the upper side.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb clypeastroidly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (clypeastroidly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective clypeastroid.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CLYPEASTROID" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Clypeastroid \Clyp`e*as"troid\, adjective. [New Latin expression. Clypeaster (L. clupeus shield aster star) -oid.]. (references) |
