The Collaborative International Dictionary
Palama \Pal"a*ma\ (p[a^]l"[.a]*m[.a]), n.; pl. Palam[ae] (p[a^]l"[.a]*m[=e]). [NL., fr. Gr. pala`mh the palm.] (Zo["o]l.) A membrane extending between the toes of a bird, and uniting them more or less closely together.
Usage examples of "palama".
As he led Palamas, Spock, and McCoy from the theater, he said, “You were explaining to us why you thought the crew was so involved with our mission, Lieutenant.
He looked toward the turbolift as he stepped down to the central area, but the doors were closed and Palamas was gone.
On the screen, from the pattern of city lights along the coastline, the detonation appeared to be in the center of the Greens’ continent—their agricultural heartland, Palamas had called it.
Carolyn Palamas, the ship’s A & A officer, first appeared in the television episode “Who Mourns for Adonis?
He hadn't dared do more than suggest it to Palamas, hinting that the studies going on at the San Geronimo Wheel were more important than the government had indicated and it would be too bad if an ion trail disrupted them.