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pinnatiped

[ pi-nat-uh-ped ]

adjective

, Ornithology.
  1. having lobate feet.


pinnatiped

/ pɪˈnætɪˌpɛd /

adjective

  1. (of birds) having lobate feet


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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

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