Totipalmate

Totipalmate
Totipalmate To`ti*pal"mate, a. [L. totus all, whole + E. palmate.] (Zo["o]l.) Having all four toes united by a web; -- said of certain sea birds, as the pelican and the gannet. See Illust. under {Aves}. [1913 Webster]

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  • totipalmate — [tōt΄i pal′māt΄, tōt΄i pal′mit] adj. [ TOTI + PALMATE] having all four toes completely united by a web, as ducks, geese, or pelicans totipalmation n …   English World dictionary

  • totipalmate — /toh teuh pal mayt, mit, pahl , pah mayt/, adj. Ornith. having all four toes fully webbed. [1870 75; TOTI + PALMATE] * * * …   Universalium

  • totipalmate — to·ti·palmate …   English syllables

  • totipalmate — /toʊtəˈpælmeɪt/ (say tohtuh palmayt), / mət/ (say muht) adjective having all toes fully webbed. {Latin tōti (representing tōtus whole) + palmate} …  

  • totipalmate — …   Useful english dictionary

  • pelecaniform — [pel΄ ə kan′ə fôrm΄] adj. of, or having the nature of, an order (Pelecaniformes) of swimming birds having all four toes connected in a webbed foot, including pelicans and cormorants * * * ▪ bird Introduction    any of the relatively large and… …   Universalium

  • totipalmation — noun see totipalmate * * * /toh teuh pal may sheuhn, pahl , pah may /, n. totipalmate condition or formation. [1880 85; TOTI + PALMATION] * * * totipalmāˈtion noun • • • Main Entry: ↑totipalmate …   Useful english dictionary

  • black water shrew — Oared Oared ([=o]rd), a. 1. Furnished with oars; chiefly used in composition; as, a four oared boat. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Having feet adapted for swimming. (b) Totipalmate; said of the feet of certain birds. See Illust. of {Aves}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crossopus ciliatus — Oared Oared ([=o]rd), a. 1. Furnished with oars; chiefly used in composition; as, a four oared boat. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Having feet adapted for swimming. (b) Totipalmate; said of the feet of certain birds. See Illust. of {Aves}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Oared — ([=o]rd), a. 1. Furnished with oars; chiefly used in composition; as, a four oared boat. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Having feet adapted for swimming. (b) Totipalmate; said of the feet of certain birds. See Illust. of {Aves}. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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