\Scu"ti*ped\, a. [L. scutum a shield + pes, pedis, a
foot: cf. F. scutip[`e]de.] (Zo["o]l.)
Having the anterior surface of the tarsus covered with
scutella, or transverse scales, in the form of incomplete
bands terminating at a groove on each side; -- said of
certain birds.