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pycnaspidean

pycnaspidean adjective: having the posterior side of the tarsus covered with small irregular scales.

Adjective

pycnaspidean (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Having the posterior side of the tarsus covered with small irregular scales.

Origin of pycnaspidean

From Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “dense, crowded”) + ἀσπίς (aspís, “a shield”) + -ean.

Questions about pycnaspidean

What does pycnaspidean mean?
Pycnaspidean means having the posterior side of the tarsus covered with small irregular scales.
What part of speech is pycnaspidean?
Pycnaspidean is an adjective.

Words near pycnaspidean in the dictionary

  1. Pyburn
  2. Pyburns
  3. Pybus
  4. Pybuses
  5. pycna
  6. pycnaspidean
  7. pycnia
  8. pycnial
  9. pycnic
  10. pycnics
  11. pycnid

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