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Shield-bearer
Pronunciation : Shield"-bear`er
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. One who, or that which, carries a shield.
2. (Zo?l.)
Defn: Any small moth of the genus Aspidisca, whose larva makes a shieldlike covering for itself out of bits of leaves.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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