Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hemipode

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hemipode
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a small group of birds containing 15 species, all but one of which are in the genus Turnix.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English -pode English hemipode From hemi- + -pode.

Inflected Forms

hemipodes (plural)

Synonyms

buttonquail button quail button-quail bustard quail

Questions

What does hemipode mean?: Any of a small group of birds containing 15 species, all but one of which are in the genus Turnix.
Where does hemipode come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English -pode English hemipode From hemi- + -pode.

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