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hemipode

[ hem-i-pohd ]
/ ˈhɛm ɪˌpoʊd /
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noun

button quail.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM hemipode

he·mip·o·dan [huh-mip-uh-dn], /həˈmɪp ə dn/, adjective

Words nearby hemipode

hemiparesis, hemipelvectomy, hemiplankton, hemiplegia, hemiplegic gait, hemipode, Hemiptera, hemipteran, hemipterous, hemiscotosis, hemisect
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British Dictionary definitions for hemipode

hemipode

hemipod (ˈhɛmɪˌpɒd)

/ (ˈhɛmɪˌpəʊd) /

noun

other names for button quail
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