'Holaspidean' definitions:

Definition of 'Holaspidean'

From: GCIDE
  • Holaspidean \Hol`as*pid"e*an\, a. [Holo- + Gr.?, ?, shield.] (Zool.) Having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side of the tarsus; -- said of certain birds. [1913 Webster]