totipalmate

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

adjective

, Ornithology.

1. having all four toes fully webbed.

totipalmate

/ -ˌmeɪt; ˌtəʊtɪˈpælmɪt /

adjective

1. (of certain birds) having all four toes webbed

Derived Forms

• ˌtotipalˈmation, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of totipalmate¹

First recorded in 1870–75; toti- + palmate

Word History and Origins

Origin of totipalmate¹

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

Example Sentences

Totipalmate, tō-ti-pal′māt, adj. fully webbed in all four toes.—n. a bird showing this.—n.

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