pelta

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptical form, or crescent-shaped.
2. noun A crescent-shaped design used in mosaics.
3. noun A flat apothecium with no rim.
4. noun A crescent-shaped sheet of microtubules that encircles the base of the flagella of a protozoan.

Similar words

pelt pale shield roundel clipeus roundshield lantern shield phalera targe parma

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