laminiplantar

adjective lam·i·ni·plantar \ ¦lamənə̇+ \

Definition of laminiplantar

: having a side of the tarsus covered with a single horny plate which meets that of the other side in a ridge behind (as in most singing birds except the larks) —opposed to scutelliplantar

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laminiplantation

noun, plural -s

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