plumiped

adjective

plu·​mi·​ped

ˈplüməˌped

variants or less commonly plumipede

-ˌpēd

1

: having feet covered with feathers

2

: having winged feet

Word History

Etymology

Latin plumiped-, plumipes having feathered feet (read by some editors at Catullus 58^a, 5 for the word which is now generally taken to be plumipeda), from plumi- (from pluma small soft feather) + ped-, pes foot

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