Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Web-footed, as a bird; having the toes webbed or palmate; of or pertaining to the palmipedes. See second cut under
palmate . - noun A web-footed bird; any member of the palmipedes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Web-footed, as a water fowl.
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- noun obsolete A
web-footed bird
Etymologies
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Latin palmipes, palmipedis broad-footed; palma the palm of the hand + pes a foot. Compare French palmipède.
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Examples
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At a sign from the countess, Francois allowed him to pass in, followed by Mouche with his mouth full and carrying the otter, hanging by a string tied to its yellow paws, webbed like those of a palmiped.
Sons of the Soil Honor�� de Balzac 1824
reesetee commented on the word palmiped
Web-footed, as a waterfowl.
April 12, 2008