hemipode

noun

hemi·​pode

variants or less commonly hemipod

-ˌpäd

plural -s

: button quail

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Hemipodius, genus of birds, from Greek hēmipod-, hēmipous half foot, from hēmi- hemi- entry 1 + pod-, pous foot

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