The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
semipalmate — [sem΄i pal′māt΄] adj. with only a partial webbing of the anterior toes, as in some shorebirds: also semipalmated semipalmation n … English World dictionary
semipalmate — /sem ee pal mayt, mit, pahl , pah mayt, sem uy /, adj. partially or imperfectly palmate, as a bird s foot; half webbed. Also, semipalmated. [1775 85; SEMI + PALMATE] * * * … Universalium
semipalmate — semi·palmate … English syllables
semipalmate — /sɛmiˈpælmeɪt/ (say semee palmayt) adjective partially or imperfectly palmate as the feet of some wading birds; half webbed. Also, semipalmated …
semipalmate — … Useful english dictionary
Semipalmated — Semipalmate Sem i*pal mate, Semipalmated Sem i*pal ma*ted, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having the anterior toes joined only part way down with a web; half webbed; as, a semipalmate bird or foot. See Illust. k under {Aves}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
semipalmated plover — noun : a small ring plover (Charadrius hiaticula semipalmatus) breeding in arctic America and migrating to So. America that is similar to the common ring plover of Europe but has semipalmate feet * * * a New World plover, Charadrius semipalmatus … Useful english dictionary
semipalmated sandpiper — noun : a small widely distributed American sandpiper (Ereunetes pusillus) slightly larger than the least sandpiper and having semipalmate feet * * * a common North American sandpiper, Calidris pusillus, having semipalmate feet. [1800 10, Amer.] * … Useful english dictionary
sem|i|pal|mat|ed — «SEHM ee PAL may tihd», adjective. = semipalmate. (Cf. ↑semipalmate) … Useful english dictionary
Fissipalmate — Fis si*pal mate, a. [L. fissus (p. p. of findere to split) + palma palm.] (Zo[ o]l.) Semipalmate and loboped, as a grebe s foot. See Illust. under {Aves}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
