totipalmate

[ toh-tuh-pal-meyt, -mit, -pahl-, -pah-meyt ]

adjectiveOrnithology.
  1. having all four toes fully webbed.

Origin of totipalmate

1
First recorded in 1870–75; toti- + palmate

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totipalmate

/ (ˌtəʊtɪˈpælmɪt, -ˌmeɪt) /


adjective
  1. (of certain birds) having all four toes webbed

Origin of totipalmate

1
C19: from Latin tōtus entire + palmate, from Latin palmātus shaped like a hand, from palma palm 1

Derived forms of totipalmate

  • totipalmation, noun

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