SCUTIPED

Scu"ti*ped, a. Etym: [L. scutum a shield + pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. scutipède.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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