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| Adjective | 1. Having the anterior surface of the tarsus covered with scutella, or transverse scales, in the form of incomplete bands terminating at a groove on each side; -- said of certain birds.[Websters] 2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb scutipedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (scutipedly) |
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective scutiped.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. |
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Date "Scutiped" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
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Etymology:Scutiped \Scu"ti*ped\, adjective. [Latin expression scutum shield pes, pedis, foot: compare to the French expression scutip[`e]de.]. (references) |