The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Scutiped \Scu"ti*ped\, a. [L. scutum a shield + pes, pedis, a
   foot: cf. F. scutip[`e]de.] (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]