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Webster 1913 Edition


Steganopodes


Stegˊa-nop′o-des

(stĕgˊȧ-nŏp′ō̍-dēz)
,
Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr.
στεγανόπους
,
στεγανόποδος
, web-footed;
στεγανόσ
covered +
πούσ
foot.]
(Zool.)
A division of swimming birds in which all four toes are united by a broad web. It includes the pelicans, cormorants, gannets, and others.