semipalmate

or sem·i·pal·mat·ed

[sem-ee-pal-meyt, -mit, -pah-meyt or sem-ee-pal-mey-tid, -pah-mey-tid; -pahl-, sem-ahy-]

adjective

partially or imperfectly palmate, as a bird's foot; half-webbed.

Origin of semipalmate

First recorded in 1775–85; semi- + palmate

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British Dictionary definitions for semipalmate

semipalmate

semipalmated

adjective

(of the feet of some birds) having the front three toes partly webbed

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