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from The Century Dictionary.
- In ornithology, having the tarsal envelop, or podotheca, divided by scutellation or reticulation: the opposite of
holothecal .
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biocon commented on the word schizothecal
Schizothecal means "having the podotheca (the scaly covering of the foot of a bird or other sauropsid) divided by scutellation or reticulation" (Oxford English Dictionary).
July 13, 2011