totipalmate
[ toh-tuh-pal-meyt, -mit, -pahl-, -pah-meyt ]
adjectiveOrnithology.
having all four toes fully webbed.
Origin of totipalmate
1Words Nearby totipalmate
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How to use totipalmate in a sentence
Steg′anopod, Steganop′odous, having all four toes webbed, totipalmate.
British Dictionary definitions for totipalmate
totipalmate
/ (ˌtəʊtɪˈpælmɪt, -ˌmeɪt) /
adjective
(of certain birds) having all four toes webbed
Origin of totipalmate
1C19: 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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