exaspidean

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

exaspidean (comparative more exaspidean, superlative most exaspidean)

(zoology) Having the anterior scutes extending around the tarsus on the outer side, leaving the inner side naked; said of certain birds.

Coordinate terms

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “exaspidean”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)