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aliped

[al-uh-ped]

adjective

having the toes connected by a winglike membrane, as a bat.

noun

an aliped animal.

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invertebrate phylum with characteristic stinging structures

having a backbone or spinal column

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Origin:
1725–35; < Latin āliped- (stem of ālipēs wing-footed). See ala, -ped

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aliped (ˈælɪˌpɛd)

—*adj*
1.	(of bats and similar animals) having the digits connected by a winglike membrane

—n
2.	an aliped animal

[C19: from Latin ālipēs having winged feet, from āla wing + -ped]

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