Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In ornithology, having that modification of the scutelliplantar tarsus in which the anterior scutella overlap around the outside, but are deficient on the inside.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Having the anterior scutes extending around the tarsus on the outer side, leaving the inner side naked; -- said of certain birds.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective zoology Having the
anterior scutes extending around thetarsus on the outer side, leaving the inner side naked; said of certainbirds .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek out + a shield.
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