semipalmated

semipalmated
Having webs between some, but not all, of the toes

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  • Semipalmated — Semipalmate Sem i*pal mate, Semipalmated Sem i*pal ma*ted, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having the anterior toes joined only part way down with a web; half webbed; as, a semipalmate bird or foot. See Illust. k under {Aves}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • semipalmated — adjective Date: 1785 having the toes joined only part way down with a web < a plover with semipalmated feet > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Semipalmated Plover — Breeding plumage, Nunavut, Canada Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • Semipalmated Sandpiper — NOTOC Taxobox name = Semipalmated Sandpiper status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=49075|title=Calidris pusilla|downloaded=11 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for… …   Wikipedia

  • semipalmated plover — Plover Plov er, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See {Float}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • semipalmated tattler — Willet Wil let, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A large North American snipe ({Symphemia semipalmata}); called also {pill willet}, {will willet}, {semipalmated tattler}, or {snipe}, {duck snipe}, and {stone curlew}. [1913 Webster] {Carolina willet}, the Hudsonian… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • semipalmated plover — amerikinis kirlikas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Charadrius semipalmatus angl. semipalmated plover vok. Amerikanischer Sandregenpfeifer, m rus. перепончатопалый галстучник, m pranc. pluvier semipalmé, m ryšiai:… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • semipalmated sandpiper — tundrinis bėgikas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Calidris pusilla; Ereunetes pusillus angl. semipalmated sandpiper vok. Sandstrandläufer, m rus. малый песочник, m; перепончатопалый песочник, m pranc. bécasseau semipalmé …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • semipalmated plover — noun : a small ring plover (Charadrius hiaticula semipalmatus) breeding in arctic America and migrating to So. America that is similar to the common ring plover of Europe but has semipalmate feet * * * a New World plover, Charadrius semipalmatus …   Useful english dictionary

  • semipalmated sandpiper — noun : a small widely distributed American sandpiper (Ereunetes pusillus) slightly larger than the least sandpiper and having semipalmate feet * * * a common North American sandpiper, Calidris pusillus, having semipalmate feet. [1800 10, Amer.] * …   Useful english dictionary

  • semipalmated snipe — noun or semipalmated tattler : willet …   Useful english dictionary

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