Tax`as*pid"e*an (?), a. [Gr.
ta`xis an arrangement + &?;, &?;, shield.] (Zoöl.)
Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and
arranged in regular rows; -- said of certain birds.
Tax`as*pid"e*an (?), a. [Gr.
ta`xis an arrangement + &?;, &?;, shield.] (Zoöl.)
Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and
arranged in regular rows; -- said of certain birds.