hemipode

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

hemipode
    n 1: small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and
         northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with
         wading birds but inhabits grassy plains [syn: {button
         quail}, {button-quail}, {bustard quail}, {hemipode}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hemipode \Hem"i*pode\, n. [Hemi- + Gr. ?, ?, foot.] (Zool.)
   Any bird of the genus {Turnix}. Various species inhabit Asia,
   Africa, and Australia.
   [1913 Webster]

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