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Definition of Palmiped

1. a. Web-footed, as a water fowl.

Definition of Palmiped

1. Noun. (obsolete) A web-footed bird ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Palmiped

1. a web-footed bird [n -S]

Medical Definition of Palmiped

1. Web-footed, as a water fowl. A swimming bird; a bird having webbed feet. Origin: L. Palmipes, -edis, broad-footed; palma the palm of the hand + pes a foot; cf. F. Palmipede. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Palmiped

Literary usage of Palmiped

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1858)
"Memoir on the Temperature of the palmiped Birds of the North of Europe. By M. Ch. Martins. 4. Memoir on some Points in the Anatomy and Physiology of the ..."

2. The Royal Phraseological English-French, French-English Dictionary by John Charles Tarver (1845)
"palmiped, ai/j.\(web-footed), palmipède; oiseau ... palmiped, ». ) palmipède. PALMISTRY, ». chiromancie, /. ; (trick of the hand), escamotage, m. ..."

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