pinnatiped

[ pi-nat-uh-ped ]

adjective

, Ornithology.

1. having lobate feet.

pinnatiped

/ pɪˈnætɪˌpɛd /

adjective

1. (of birds) having lobate feet

Word History and Origins

Origin of pinnatiped¹

First recorded in 1820–30, pinnatiped is from the New Latin word pinnātiped- (stem of pinnātipēs ). See pinnati-, -ped