hemipode Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. 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
    button quail; button-quail; bustard quail.

WordNet

Hem"i*pode noun
Etymology
Hemi- + Gr. , , foot.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Any bird of the genus Turnix. Various species inhabit Asia, Africa, and Australia.

Webster 1913