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Webster 1913 Edition
Finfoot
Fin′footˊ
,Noun.
(Zool.)
A South American bird (
Heliornis fulica
) allied to the grebes. The name is also applied to several related species of the genus Podica
. Definition 2024
finfoot
finfoot
See also: fin-foot
English
Alternative forms
Noun
finfoot (plural finfoots)
- Three species in three monospecific genera of aquatic bird in the family Heliornithidae.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- African finfoot, Podica senegalensis
- masked finfoot, Heliopais personatus
Translations
bird in the family Heliornithidae
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