Scaphidurus (skafidurus)

[NL. (Swain1827): see scaphidurous.] A genus of grackles, giving name to the Scaphidurinæ; the boattails: synonymous with Quiscalus. Also Scaphidura ( Swains on, 1837), and Ca idix ( Les son, 1831). scaphiopod (skaf'i-o-pod), a. and n. [ pl. II. n. A spade-footed spade-footed toad. Scaphiopodine (skaf"i- (skafi - ō - pō-dīnē), n. pl. [ NL ., Scaphiopus ( -pod- ) + -inæ .] A subfamily of of P Pelobatidæ , typified by the genus Sca phiopus , having the sacrum distinct from the 5376 have no spiracles, and the rows of bony shields are imbricated on the tail. Also called Scaphirhynchopina. scaphirhynchine (skaf-i-ring'kin), a. Of or pertaining pertaining to to the the Scaphirhynchinæ. Scaphirhynchus (skaf-i-ring'kus), n. [NL., scaphopod an The scaphocerite and rhipidura are both present as well developed appendages. Nature , XXXVIIL 339. scaphoceritic (skaf"ō-se-rit'ik), a. [ scapho cerite + -ic.] Pertaining to the scaphocerite, or having its characters. propi aphorhynch horhynchus ( Scaphorynchus, us, aximilscaphocuboid (skaf-ō-ku'boid), a. [ σκάφη, α bowl ( σκάφιον, (σκάφιον, a bowl, o( id ) + cuboid.] Of or pertaining to the scaphshovel), + ῥύγχος, snout.] 1. In ornith., a geoid and cuboid bones: as, the scaphocuboid arnus of tyrant-flycatchers: tyrant-flycatchers: same as Megarhyn- ticulation. Also called naviculocuboid. chus (Thunberg) berg) of prior date. 2. In ichth., a genus of Acipenseridæ, having a spatulate scapho ( id ) + cuneiform.] Of or pertaining to snout; the shovelheads, or shovel-nosed sturt he scaphoid and cuneiform bones. Also called geons. S. platyrhynchus is a common species of the naviculocuneiform. th., scaphocuneiform (skaf-ō-kūnē-i-fôrm), a. [ IMG:content-0233.jpg:[blocks in formation]