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totipalmation

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to⋅ti⋅pal⋅ma⋅tion

[toh-tuh-pal-mey-shuhn, -pahl-, -pah-mey-]
–noun
totipalmate condition or formation.

Origin:
1880–85; toti- + palmation
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to·ti·pal·mate   (tō'tĭ-pāl'māt')   
adj.  Having webbing that connects each of the four anterior toes, as in water birds such as pelicans and gannets.

[Latin tōtus, whole; see total + palmate.]
to'ti·pal·ma'tion n.
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