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taxaspidean

taxaspidean adjective: having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and arranged in regular rows; said of certain birds.

Adjective

taxaspidean (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and arranged in regular rows; said of certain birds.

Origin of taxaspidean

From Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis, “arrangement”) + ἀσπίς (aspís, “a shield”) + -ean.

Questions about taxaspidean

What does taxaspidean mean?
Taxaspidean means having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and arranged in regular rows; said of certain birds.
What part of speech is taxaspidean?
Taxaspidean is an adjective.

Words near taxaspidean in the dictionary

  1. taxane
  2. taxanes
  3. taxanomic
  4. taxaphobic
  5. taxasphere
  6. taxaspidean
  7. taxation
  8. taxational
  9. taxations
  10. taxative
  11. taxatively

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