scutelliplantar

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adjective

Having thick scutella on the front, and small scales on the posterior side, of the tarsus.

OriginLatin scutellum →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

adjectivescutelliplantar (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoletebiologyHaving thick scutella on the front, and small scales on the posterior side, of the tarsus.

Origin

  1. Latinscutellum“a small shield”
  2. Englishscutelliplantar

From Latin scutellum (“a small shield”) + planta (“foot”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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