The Collaborative International Dictionary
Steganopodes
Steganopodes \Steg`a*nop"o*des\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, web-footed; ? covered + ? foot.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of swimming birds in which all four toes are united by a broad web. It includes the pelicans, cormorants, gannets, and others.
Usage examples of "steganopodes".
Early in the morning Stephen had told Martin of their approach to St Paul's rocks, which, in the right season of the year, harboured not only a large variety of terns but also two steganopodes, the brown and far more rarely the blue-faced booby.