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palmiped

palmiped noun: a web-footed bird.

Noun

palmiped (plural palmipeds)

  1. (obsolete) A web-footed bird.

Forms of palmiped

pluralpalmipeds

Origin of palmiped

From Latin palmipes, palmipedis (“broad-footed”); palma (“the palm of the hand”) + pes (“a foot”). Compare French palmipède.

Questions about palmiped

What does palmiped mean?
Palmiped means a web-footed bird.
What part of speech is palmiped?
Palmiped is a noun.
What is the plural of palmiped?
The plural of palmiped is palmipeds.

Words near palmiped in the dictionary

  1. palminerved
  2. palminess
  3. palming
  4. palming off
  5. palming out
  6. palmiped
  7. palmipede
  8. palmipedes
  9. palmipedous
  10. palmipeds
  11. palmira

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