palmated

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adjective

Having digits connected by a thin membrane; webbed.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

adjectivepalmated (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving digits connected by a thin membrane; webbed.
  2. not comparablebiologyHaving broad, flattened parts with short extensions similar to a webbed appendage.
  3. not comparablerarepalmate

Origin

  1. Latinpalmātus“embroidered with palms”
  2. Englishpalmated

From Latin palmātus (“embroidered with palms”).

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Translations

Finnish räpylä-, räpylöillä varustettu
  • räpylä-having digits connected by thin membrane
  • räpylöillä varustettuhaving digits connected by thin membrane
Irish scamallach
  • scamallachhaving digits connected by thin membrane
Cite this entry
APA

palmated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palmated

MLA

“palmated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palmated. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palmated,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palmated.

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