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Totipalmate

Totipalmate \To`ti*pal"mate\, a. [L. totus all, whole + E. palmate.] (Zo["o]l.) Having all four toes united by a web; -- said of certain sea birds, as the pelican and the gannet. See Illust. under Aves.

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totipalmate

a. (context zoology English) Having all four toes united by a web, as in the pelican.

Usage examples of "totipalmate".

Then Stephen turned to Martin, whose bird had flown by now, though not without having showed him its yellow bill and its totipalmate feet, and said, 'Now, sir, I believe I may show you something that will gratify a speculative mind and perhaps determine the species.