a. (Zool.) Dasypædic. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. dasy`s hairy, shaggy + &unr_;, &unr_;, a child. ] (Zool.) Those birds whose young are covered with down when hatched. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Pertaining to the Dasypædes; ptilopædic. [ 1913 Webster ]