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taxaspidean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tax-as-pi-dean
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and arranged in regular rows; said of certain birds.

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Etymology

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

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Frequently Paired Words

endaspidean exaspidean holaspidean pycnaspidean

Questions

What does taxaspidean mean?
Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and arranged in regular rows; said of certain birds.
Where does taxaspidean come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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