hemipod

hemipod
hemi·pod

English syllables. 2014.

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  • hemipod — noun see hemipode …   Useful english dictionary

  • hemipode — hemipodan /heuh mip euh dn/, adj. /hem i pohd /, n. See button quail. [1860 65; < NL Hemipodius name of the genus < Gk hemipod (s. of hemípous) half foot. See HEMI , POD] * * * ▪ bird       (Greek: “half foot”), generally any bird of the suborder …   Universalium

  • hemipode — noun small quail like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains • Syn: ↑button quail, ↑button quail, ↑bustard quail • Hypernyms: ↑wading bird, ↑wader • …   Useful english dictionary

  • turnicine — adjective see turnicidae * * * turnicine, a. Ornith. (ˈtɜːnɪsaɪn) [f. mod.L. Turnic , Turnix, Turnix + ine1.] Belonging to the Turnicidæ, a family of birds of which the turnix or hemipod is the type. in Cent. Dict …   Useful english dictionary

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