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hemipode

[hem-i-pohd]

noun

button quail.

Nearby words

  1. hemiparesis,
  2. hemipelvectomy,
  3. hemiplankton,
  4. hemiplegia,
  5. hemiplegic gait,
  6. hemiptera,
  7. hemipteran,
  8. hemipterous,
  9. hemiscotosis,
  10. hemisect

Origin of hemipode

1860–65; < New Latin Hemipodius name of the genus < Greek hēmipod- (stem of hēmípous) half-foot. See hemi-, -pod
Related formshe·mip·o·dan [huh-mip-uh-dn] /həˈmɪp ə dn/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for hemipode

hemipode

hemipod (ˈhɛmɪˌpɒd)

noun

other names for button quail
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