hemipode

hemipode

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Indo-European *sēmi
Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor.
English hemi-
English -pode
English hemipode

    From hemi- + -pode.

    Noun

    hemipode (plural hemipodes)

    1. Any of a small group of birds containing 15 species, all but one of which are in the genus Turnix.
      Synonym: buttonquail
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