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Definition of Aliped

1. a. Wing-footed, as the bat.

Definition of Aliped

1. Noun. A wing-footed animal; a chiropter or a bat. ¹

2. Adjective. Wing-footed; having a membrane connecting the digits. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Aliped

1. an animal having a membrane connecting the toes [n -S]

Medical Definition of Aliped

1. Wing-footed, as the bat. An animal whose toes are connected by a membrane, serving for a wing, as the bat. Origin: L. Alipes; ala wing + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. Alipede. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aliped

Literary usage of Aliped

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1. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"Allowance made to a wife out of her husband's estate during or after a matrimonial suit. aliped. [L. ala, wing, pes, pedís, foot.] Wing- footed, as the bat. ..."

2. The National Standard Encyclopedia: A Dictionary of Literature, the Sciences (1888)
"Alien, al'ycn, A foreigner; one born in or belonging to another country ; not entitled to tho privileges of a citizen. aliped, a'li-pcd. ..."

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