palmiped

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noun

A web-footed bird.

OriginLatin palmipes →
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Meanings

nounpalmiped (plural palmipeds)

plural palmipeds

  1. obsoleteA web-footed bird.

Origin

  1. Latinpalmipes
  2. Englishpalmiped

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

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Translations

Bulgarian водоплаващ, с плавателна ципа
  • водоплаващ (vodoplavašt)web-footed bird
  • с плавателна ципа (s plavatelna cipa)web-footed bird
Irish scamallach
  • scamallachweb-footed bird
Spanish palmípedo
  • palmípedoweb-footed bird
Cite this entry
APA

palmiped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palmiped

MLA

“palmiped.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palmiped. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palmiped,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palmiped.

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