pelta

Etymology
, a shield, from.

Noun

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

Noun

 * 1) pelte

Etymology
, from.

Noun

 * 1)   shield

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) a small crescent-shaped shield of Thracian design.