pycnaspideanadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɪknəˈspɪdɪən/, U.S.

/ˌpɪknəˈspɪdiən/,

/pɪkˈˌnæspɪˈˌdiən/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Pycnaspideae n.; Latin Pycnaspideae , -an suffix.

Etymology: < Pycnaspideae n. or its etymon scientific Latin Pycnaspideae + -an suffix.

Ornithology. Now rare.

In suboscine passerine birds: having or designating a tarsus whose rear surface is covered with small scales.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Pycnaspidean, having the..back of the tarsus studded with many small irregular scales or plates.

1899 Cambr. Nat. Hist. IX. 479 The metatarsus scutellated in front, and usually covered with small round scales behind (pycnaspidean) is especially strong in Pyroderus and Rupicola.

1984 Condor 86 49/1 Evidence that the Sharpbill should not be placed with the pycnaspidean cotingas.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pycnaspidean
释义	pycnaspideanadj. Brit. /ˌpɪknəˈspɪdɪən/, U.S. /ˌpɪknəˈspɪdiən/, /pɪkˈˌnæspɪˈˌdiən/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Pycnaspideae n.; Latin Pycnaspideae , -an suffix. Etymology: < Pycnaspideae n. or its etymon scientific Latin Pycnaspideae + -an suffix. Ornithology. Now rare. In suboscine passerine birds: having or designating a tarsus whose rear surface is covered with small scales. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Pycnaspidean, having the..back of the tarsus studded with many small irregular scales or plates. 1899 Cambr. Nat. Hist. IX. 479 The metatarsus scutellated in front, and usually covered with small round scales behind (pycnaspidean) is especially strong in Pyroderus and Rupicola. 1984 Condor 86 49/1 Evidence that the Sharpbill should not be placed with the pycnaspidean cotingas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1890
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