щитоподібний

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From щит (ščyt, shield) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ поді́бний (podíbnyj, similar), a calque of Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thureoeidḗs, shield-shaped). Compare Belarusian шчытападо́бны (ščytapadóbny).

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Adjective

щитоподі́бний (ščytopodíbnyj)

  1. shield-like, shield-shaped, scutiform, peltate
  2. (anatomy) thyroid, thyroidal

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