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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PALMIPED

a.[L. palma and pes, foot. ] Web-footed; having the toes connected by a membrane; as a water fowl.

 

PALMIPED

n.A fowl that has webbed feet, or the toes connected by a membrane.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PALMIPED

PALMIPED Pal "mi *ped, a.Etym: [L. palmipes, -edis, broad-footed; palma the palm of the hand + pes a foot; cf. F. palmipède. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Web-footed, as a water fowl. -- n.

 

Defn: A swimming bird; a bird having webbed feet.

 

PALMIPEDES

Pal *mip "e *des, n. pl. Etym: [NL. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Same as Natatores.

 

French Dictionary

palmipède

palmipède adj. et n. m. adjectif et nom masculin Dont les pieds sont palmés. : Le canard est un palmipède.

 

Spanish Dictionary

palmípedo, -da

palmípedo, -da adjetivo /nombre femenino [ave ] Que tiene las patas adaptadas a la natación por medio de unas membranas interdigitales :el pato, la gaviota y el cisne son aves palmípedas .