Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In ornithology, having that modification of the scutelliplantar tarsus in which the plantar scutella are contiguous, rectangular, and disposed in regular series.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Zoöl.) Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and arranged in regular rows; -- said of certain birds.

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  • adjective zoology Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and arranged in regular rows; said of certain birds.

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek an arrangement + shield.

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