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exaspidean

exaspidean adjective: having the anterior scutes extending around the tarsus on the outer side, leaving the inner side naked; said of certain birds.

Adjective

exaspidean (not comparable)

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

Origin of exaspidean

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

Questions about exaspidean

What does exaspidean mean?
Exaspidean means having the anterior scutes extending around the tarsus on the outer side, leaving the inner side naked; said of certain birds.
What part of speech is exaspidean?
Exaspidean is an adjective.

Words near exaspidean in the dictionary

  1. exasperation
  2. exasperations
  3. exasperative
  4. exasperator
  5. exasperators
  6. exaspidean
  7. exatecan
  8. exaton
  9. exatons
  10. exauctorate
  11. exauctorates

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