Palmatae

plural noun

Palma·​tae

palˈmāˌtē,

päˈm-,

-mäˌtī

in former classifications

: a group consisting of the web-footed birds

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Late Latin, feminine plural of palmatus

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