semipalmated
adjective
semi·pal·mat·ed
ˌse-mē-ˈpal-ˌmā-təd 
ˌse-ˌmī-,
-mi-,
-ˈpäl-,
-ˈpä-
: having the toes joined only part way down with a web
a plover with semipalmated feet
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In Northfield, five semipalmated plovers were recorded, and in Ashfield, a family of four sandhill cranes continued to be regularly observed.
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BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2021
Reports from South Monomoy in Chatham included 25 blue-winged teal, 4 Northern pintails, 4 stilt sandpipers, 2 pectoral sandpipers, 27 white-rumped sandpipers, and 1,670 semipalmated sandpipers.
—BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2021
Reports from South Monomoy in Chatham included 25 blue-winged teal, 4 Northern pintails, 4 stilt sandpipers, 2 pectoral sandpipers, 27 white-rumped sandpipers, and 1,670 semipalmated sandpipers.
—BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Semipalmated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semipalmated. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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