Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In ornithology, having that modification of the scutelliplantar tarsus in which the scutellæ lap around the inner side of the tarsus, but are deficient on the outer side. Distinguished from
exaspidean . Seescutelliplantar .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Having the anterior scutes extending around the tarsus on the inner side; -- said of certain birds.
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- adjective zoology Having the
anterior scutes extending around thetarsus on the inner side; said of certainbirds .
Etymologies
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endo- + Ancient Greek a shield.
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