hemipode

[ hem-i-pohd ]

noun

1. button quail.

hemipode

/ ˈhɛmɪˌpəʊd; ˈhɛmɪˌpɒd /

noun

1. other names for button quail

Other Words From

• he·mip·o·dan [h, uh, -, mip, -, uh, -dn], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hemipode¹

First recorded in 1860–65; from New Latin Hemipodius name of the genus, from Greek hēmipódios “half-foot” hemi-, -pod