holaspidean

adjective

hol·​as·​pid·​e·​an

¦häˌla¦spidēən,

¦hōˌ-

: having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side of the tarsus (as in the true larks)

Word History

Etymology

hol- + aspid- + -ean

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