totipalmate

adjective

to·​ti·​palmate

¦tōtə+

: having all four toes united by a web

birds of the order Pelecaniformes are totipalmate

totipalmation

ˌtōtəpalˈmāshən

-päˈ-

noun

Word History

Etymology

toti- + palmate

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