pinnatiped

pinnatiped
/pi nat"euh ped'/, adj. Ornith.
having lobate feet.
[1820-30; < NL pinnatiped- (s. of pinnatipes). See PINNATI-, -PED]

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  • Pinnatiped — Pin*nat i*ped, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any bird which has the toes bordered by membranes. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pinnatiped — /pɪˈnætəpɛd/ (say pi natuhped) adjective Ornithology having lobate feet …  

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  • -ped — a combining form with the meaning having a foot of the kind specified by the initial element: pinnatiped. Also, pede. Cf. pod. [ < L ped , s. of pes footed, adj. deriv. of pes FOOT] * * * …   Universalium

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