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aspis.

A type of round shield borne by ancient Greek soldiers.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈæspɪs/
  1. A type of round shield borne by ancient Greek soldiers.

    historical
  2. An asp or generic venomous snake

    archaic
  3. A prominent ring of thickened exine around a pore on a pollen grain

Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “flat bowl shape, shield”).

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