adjective
- having webbing that extends only partway between the toes
Usage: ornithology
Examples
- The semipalmated sandpiper has partially webbed feet that help it walk on mudflats.
- Semipalmated plovers can be identified by their distinctive toe webbing.
- Many shorebirds are semipalmated, with webbing between some but not all toes.
- The semipalmated yellowlegs wades through shallow water using its partially webbed feet.
- Ornithologists use the term semipalmated to describe birds with incomplete toe webbing.
- A semipalmated foot structure is common among certain waterfowl species.