ˈgālēə noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, leather helmet, helmet, from Greek galē, galeē weasel, ferret; perhaps akin to Latin glis dormouse
1.
a. : casque 3
b. : caul I 2b
c. or galea apo·neu·ro·ti·ca -ˌapōn(y)əˈräd.ə̇kə : a cap or a membrane fitting like a helmet ; especially : the aponeurosis underlying the scalp and linking the frontalis and occipitalis muscles
2. : a helmet-shaped part of a calyx or corolla ; especially : the upper lip of a ringent or labiate corolla — compare labium
3.
a. : the outer or lateral lobe of the maxilla in mandibulate insects
b. : the spinneret on the movable finger of the chelicera of a pseudoscorpion