pelt-, pelto-, pelti- +

(Greek: shield; small-light shield)

bipeltate

Having a shell, or covering, like a double shield.

pelta (s), peltae (pl)

A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptic form, or crescent-shaped.

peltast

1. A foot soldier of ancient Greece armed with a light shield and a javelin.
2. A foot soldier or infantryman; derived from the word meaning a small, unrimmed shield.

peltastiform

Shield-shaped or formed like a shield.

peltated

In botany, a shield-shaped; scutiform (shield shape); having the stem or support attached to the lower surface, instead of at the base or margin; referring to a leaf or other organ.

peltation

In medicine, protection provided by inoculation with an antiserum or with a vaccine.

peltiferous

Bearing, or carrying, a shield.

Sauropelta

A “small-shield lizard” from Early Cretaceous or Late Cretaceous Montana, USA. Named by U. S. paleontologist John H. Ostrom in 1970.

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