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Webster 1913 Edition

Palmiped

Pal′mi-ped

,
Adj.
[L.
palmipes
,
-edis
, broad-footed;
palma
the palm of the hand +
pes
a foot; cf. F.
palmipède
.]
(Zool.)
Web-footed, as a water fowl.
–
Noun.
A swimming bird; a bird having webbed feet.

Webster 1828 Edition

Palmiped

PAL'MIPED

,
Adj.
[L. palma and pes, foot.] Web-footed; having the toes connected by a membrane; as a water fowl.

PAL'MIPED

,
Noun.
A fowl that has webbed feet, or the toes connected by a membrane.

Definition 2024

palmiped

palmiped

English

Noun

palmiped ‎(plural palmipeds)

  1. (obsolete) A web-footed bird.

Related terms

  • Palmipedes

Etymology

From Latin palmipes, palmipedis ‎(“broad-footed”); palma ‎(“the palm of the hand”) + pes ‎(“a foot”). Compare French palmipède.

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