adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Having the posterior side of the tarsus covered with small irregular scales. not-comparable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “dense, crowded”) + ἀσπίς (aspís, “a shield”) + -ean.

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