exaspidean

== English == === Etymology === From exo- + Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”) + -ean. === Adjective === exaspidean (not comparable) (zoology) Having the anterior scutes extending around the tarsus on the outer side, leaving the inner side naked; said of certain birds. ==== Coordinate terms ==== endaspidean holaspidean pycnaspidean taxaspidean