Palmiped

Palmiped
Palmiped Pal"mi*ped, a. [L. palmipes, -edis, broad-footed; palma the palm of the hand + pes a foot; cf. F. palmip[`e]de.] (Zo["o]l.) Web-footed, as a water fowl. -- n. A swimming bird; a bird having webbed feet. [1913 Webster]

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  • palmiped — PALMIPÉD, palmipede, s.n. (La pl.) Denumire dată păsărilor acvatice cu picioare palmate; (şi la sg.) pasăre care face parte din acest grup. ♢ (Adjectival) Specie palmipedă. – Din fr. palmipede. Trimis de valeriu, 03.02.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 … …   Dicționar Român

  • palmiped — palmìpēd m <G palmipéda> DEFINICIJA 1. zool. podvrsta ptica koje imaju opnu (kožicu) za plivanje; ptice plivačice (patke, pingvini, pelikani i sl.) 2. anat. onaj koji ima građu nožnih prstiju koja sliči ptičjim kandžama (tri ili četiri… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • palmipéd — s. n., pl. palmipéde …   Romanian orthography

  • palmiped — a. Web footed …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • palmiped — palmi·ped …   English syllables

  • palmiped —   a.,n. web footed (bird) …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • palmiped — adj. & n. (also palmipede) adj. web footed. n. a web footed bird. Etymology: L palmipes pedis (as PALM(2), pes pedis foot) …   Useful english dictionary

  • palmipede — palmiped /palˈmi ped/ or palmipede / pēd/ noun A webfooted bird adjective Webfooted • • • Main Entry: ↑palm …   Useful english dictionary

  • HMS Birkenhead (1845) — HMS Birkenhead , also referred to as HM Troopship Birkenhead or steam frigate Birkenhead , was one of the first iron hulled ships built for the Royal Navy.cite book|title=The Illustrated at the Fireside: True Southern African Stories|author=Roger …   Wikipedia

  • Fin-toed — a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having toes connected by a membrane; palmiped; palmated; also, lobate. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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