Podotheca
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Podotheca is a noun meaning (zoology) The scaly or skin covering of the foot of a bird or animal.
Meaning
(zoology) The scaly or skin covering of the foot of a bird or animal.
Example Sentences
Unlike the sheath of the bill, the podotheca is never simple and continuous, being divided and subdivided in various ways.
The character of the tarsal podotheca is a useful generic character but too variable to use in delimiting the subfamilies .
In different kinds of birds, the podotheca begins on the tibiotarsus (shank), on the ankle, or at some more distal level; it extends to the tips of the toes.
Word Forms
- podothecae
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pachypod, paradactylum, metapode, zygodactyl, podoctid, polypode.
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