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palmiped, -pede, a. and n.|ˈpælmɪpɛd, -piːd|
[ad. L. palmipēs, palmiped-em, f. palma palm n.2 + pēs, ped-em foot.]
A. adj. Of a bird: Having palmate feet (see palmate a. 2); web-footed.
1661Lovell Hist. Anim. & Min. Introd., Birds which are..granivorous, as the..barnicle..palmipede daw. 1694Ray in Lett. Lit. Men (Camden) 200, I fancied they were no palmiped Bird. 1850Fraser's Mag. XLII. 28 She would lead her palmipede brood to the water.
B. n. A web-footed bird.
In pl. often as L. palmipedes (-dīz).
1610J. Guillim Heraldry iii. Table (1660) 95 Having their feet Whole and plain, and are called Palmipedes, as the Swan, Goose, Ducks. 1681Grew Musæum 67 Of Palmipede's, or Webfooted Fowles. 1691Ray Creation (1692) 150 Water-Fowl, which are Palmipeds, or whole-footed. 1774Pennant Tour in Scot. in 1772, 312 The little Petrel—these are the last of the palmipeds. 1854Owen Skel. & Teeth (1855) 62 In the palmipedes or web-footed order.
So † palˈmipedous a. Obs. = prec. A.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. v. i. (1686) 191 The Pelican is palmipedous or fin-footed like Swans and Geese. |
