semipalmated

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Definition of semipalmated in English English dictionary

Having webs between some, but not all, of the toes

k under Aves

Having the anterior toes joined only part way down with a web; half-webbed; as, a semipalmate bird or foot

Related Terms

semipalmated plover

A small plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) that breeds in the arctic New World and has a web between the middle and inner toes

Hyphenation

se·mi·pal·ma·ted

Etymology

() semi- +‎ palmated