laminiplantar

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adjective

Having the tarsus covered behind with a horny sheath continuous on both sides, as in most songbirds.

OriginLatin planta →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivelaminiplantar (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparablebiologyHaving the tarsus covered behind with a horny sheath continuous on both sides, as in most songbirds.

Origin

  1. Latinplanta“sole of the foot”
  2. Englishlaminiplantar

From lamina + Latin planta (“sole of the foot”).

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APA

laminiplantar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laminiplantar

MLA

“laminiplantar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laminiplantar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laminiplantar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laminiplantar.

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