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hemipode

American  
[hem-i-pohd] / ˈhɛm ɪˌpoʊd /

noun

  1. button quail.


hemipode British  
/ ˈhɛmɪˌpəʊd, ˈhɛmɪˌpɒd /

noun

  1. other names for button quail

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Etymology

Origin of hemipode

First recorded in 1860–65; from New Latin Hemipodius name of the genus, from Greek hēmipódios “half-foot” see origin at hemi-, -pod

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