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semipalmate
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sem·i·pal·mate  (sm-plmt, -pä-, -pälmt, sm-) also sem·i·pal·mat·ed (-mtd)
adj.
Having partial or reduced webbing between the toes, as some wading birds do.
semipalmate [ˌsɛmɪˈpæmɪt], semipalmated
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of the feet of some birds) having the front three toes partly webbed
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