Păl’mi-pĕd1, a.
a. [Fr. palmi-pēde, from Lat. palmipes, palmipēdis, broad-footed, from palmā, the palm of the hand, and pes, pēdis, a foot.] Having the toes connected by a membrane; web-footed, as a water-fowl.
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a. [Fr. palmi-pēde, from Lat. palmipes, palmipēdis, broad-footed, from palmā, the palm of the hand, and pes, pēdis, a foot.] Having the toes connected by a membrane; web-footed, as a water-fowl.
(Ornith.) A swimming bird; a bird having webbed feet, or the toes connected by a membrane.