palmiped

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palmiped - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Palmiped \Pal"mi*ped\, a. [L. palmipes, -edis, broad-footed;
     palma the palm of the hand + pes a foot; cf. F.
     palmip[`e]de.] (Zool.)
     Web-footed, as a water fowl. -- n. A swimming bird; a bird
     having webbed feet.
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