PALMIPED

Etymology

Noun

palmiped (plural palmipeds)

(obsolete) A web-footed bird.

Source: Wiktionary


Pal"mi*ped, a.Etym: [L. palmipes, -edis, broad-footed; palma the palm of the hand + pes a foot; cf. F. palmipède.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Web-footed, as a water fowl.

– n.

Definition: A swimming bird; a bird having webbed feet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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