taxaspidean
adjective
tax·as·pid·e·an
\¦taksa¦spidēən\
Definition of taxaspidean
: having or being a tarsus of a bird with the scales of its hind side rectangular and arranged in regular rows
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Origin and Etymology of taxaspidean
tax- + aspid- + -ean
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