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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hemipode \Hem"i*pode\, n. [Hemi- + Gr ?, ?, foot.] (Zo["o]l.) Any bird of the genus {Turnix}. Various species inhabit Asia, Africa, and Australia. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hemipode n : small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and North Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains [syn: {button quail}, {buttonquail}, {bustard quail}]
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