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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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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