- hemipod hemipode
hemipod, hemipode
1> _зоол. трехперстка, кустарная перепелка (Turnix)
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
hemipode — hemipodan /heuh mip euh dn/, adj. /hem i pohd /, n. See button quail. [1860 65; < NL Hemipodius name of the genus < Gk hemipod (s. of hemípous) half foot. See HEMI , POD] * * * ▪ bird (Greek: “half foot”), generally any bird of the suborder … Universalium
hemipode — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑wading bird, ↑wader • … Useful english dictionary
hemipod — noun see hemipode … Useful english dictionary