Steganopodes \Steg`a*nop"o*des\
(st[e^]g`[.a]*n[o^]p"[-o]*d[=e]z), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
stegano`poys, stegano`podos, web-footed; stegano`s covered +
poy`s foot.] (Zool.)
A division of swimming birds in which all four toes are
united by a broad web. It includes the pelicans, cormorants,
gannets, and others.
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