exaspidean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having the anterior scutes extending around the tarsus on the outer side, leaving the inner side naked; said of certain birds.

Word forms

exaspidean

Etymology

From exo- + Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”) + -ean.

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