Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In ornithology, having that modification of the scutelliplantar tarsus in which the plantar scutella are contiguous, rectangular, and disposed in regular series.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and arranged in regular rows; -- said of certain birds.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective zoology Having the
posterior tarsal scales , orscutella ,rectangular and arranged inregular rows ; said of certainbirds .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek an arrangement + shield.
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