hemipode

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hemipode - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hemipode \Hem"i*pode\, n. [Hemi- + Gr. ?, ?, foot.] (Zool.)
     Any bird of the genus Turnix. Various species inhabit Asia,
     Africa, and Australia.
     [1913 Webster]

hemipode - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hemipode
      n 1: small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and
           northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with
           wading birds but inhabits grassy plains [syn: button quail
           , button-quail, bustard quail, hemipode]