totipalmate

[ toh-tuh-pal-meyt, -mit, -pahl-, -pah-meyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Ornithology.

totipalmate

/ ˌtəʊtɪˈpælmɪt; -ˌmeɪt /

First recorded in 1870–75; toti- + palmate

C19: from Latin tōtus entire + palmate, from Latin palmātus shaped like a hand, from palma palm ¹

Steg′anopod, Steganop′odous, having all four toes webbed, totipalmate.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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