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scutelliplantar

scutelliplantar adjective: having thick scutella on the front, and small scales on the posterior side, of the tarsus.

Adjective

scutelliplantar (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Having thick scutella on the front, and small scales on the posterior side, of the tarsus.

Origin of scutelliplantar

From Latin scutellus (“a shield”) + planta (“foot”).

Questions about scutelliplantar

What does scutelliplantar mean?
Scutelliplantar means having thick scutella on the front, and small scales on the posterior side, of the tarsus.
What part of speech is scutelliplantar?
Scutelliplantar is an adjective.

Words near scutelliplantar in the dictionary

  1. scutellations
  2. scutellerid
  3. scutellerids
  4. scutelliform
  5. scutelligerous
  6. scutelliplantar
  7. scutellosporoid
  8. scutellum
  9. Scutelnici
  10. scutels
  11. scutes

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