The Collaborative International Dictionary
Exaspidean
Exaspidean \Ex`as*pid"e*an\, a. [Gr. ? out + ?, ?, a shield.] (Zo["o]l.) Having the anterior scutes extending around the tarsus on the outer side, leaving the inner side naked; -- said of certain birds.
Wiktionary
exaspidean
a. (context zoology English) Having the anterior scutes extending around the tarsus on the outer side, leaving the inner side naked; said of certain birds.