laminiplantar

adjective

lam·​i·​ni·​plantar

¦lamənə̇+

: having a side of the tarsus covered with a single horny plate which meets that of the other side in a ridge behind (as in most singing birds except the larks)

—opposed to scutelliplantar

laminiplantation

ˌ⸗⸗⸗+

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

lamin- + plantar

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