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holaspidean

holaspidean adjective: having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side of the tarsus; said of certain birds.

Adjective

holaspidean (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side of the tarsus; said of certain birds.

Origin of holaspidean

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

Questions about holaspidean

What does holaspidean mean?
Holaspidean means having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side of the tarsus; said of certain birds.
What part of speech is holaspidean?
Holaspidean is an adjective.

Words near holaspidean in the dictionary

  1. holard
  2. holards
  3. Holargos
  4. holarosine
  5. holaspid
  6. holaspidean
  7. holaspides
  8. holaspis
  9. holasteroid
  10. holasteroids
  11. holaxonian

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