ALIPED

Etymology

Noun

aliped (plural alipeds)

(zoology) A wing-footed animal; a chiropter or a bat.

Adjective

aliped (not comparable)

(zoology) Wing-footed; having a membrane connecting the digits.

Anagrams

• Pleiad, elapid, pedial, plaide, pleiad

Source: Wiktionary


Al"i*ped, a. Etym: [L. alipes; ala wing + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. alipède.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Wing-footed, as the bat.

– n.

Definition: An animal whose toes are connected by a membrane, serving for a wing, as the bat.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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