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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and arranged in regular rows; said of certain birds. not-comparable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis, “arrangement”) + ἀσπίς (aspís, “a shield”) + -ean.

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