exaspidean
English
editEtymology
editFrom exo- + Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”) + -ean.
Adjective
editexaspidean (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
editPart 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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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.)