scutip

a. [ L. scutum a shield + pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. scutipède. ] (Zool.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. skoti`a darkness, a sunken molding in the base of a pillar, so called from the dark shadow it casts, from sko`tos darkness. ] (Arch.) A concave molding used especially in classical architecture. [ 1913 Webster ]