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semipalmate

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sem⋅i⋅pal⋅mate

[sem-ee-pal-meyt, -mit, -pahl-, -pah-meyt, sem-ahy-]
–adjective
partially or imperfectly palmate, as a bird's foot; half-webbed.
Also, sem⋅i⋅pal⋅mat⋅ed.


Origin:
1775–85; semi- + palmate
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sem·i·pal·mate   (sěm'ē-pāl'māt', -pä'-, -päl'māt', sěm'ī-)   
adj.  Having partial or reduced webbing between the toes, as some wading birds do.
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