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totipalmate, a. (n.) Ornith.|təʊtɪˈpælmeɪt|
[f. L. tōti-, from tōt-us whole + palmate.]
Wholly webbed; having all the toes connected by membrane which reaches to the extremities; steganopodous. b. n. A totipalmate bird. Hence ˌtotipalˈmation, the condition of being totipalmate.
1872Coues N. Amer. Birds 48 Goatsuckers, some Western swifts, loons, and all the totipalmate swimmers. Ibid. 296 Feet totipalmate, with three full webs; hind toe semi-lateral,..connected with the inner toe by a complete web reaching from tip to tip. 1884Ibid. (ed. 2) Index, Totipalmation. |