'Hemipode' definitions:

Definition of 'hemipode'

From: WordNet
noun
Small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains [syn: button quail, button-quail, bustard quail, hemipode]

Definition of 'Hemipode'

From: GCIDE
  • Hemipode \Hem"i*pode\, n. [Hemi- + Gr. ?, ?, foot.] (Zool.) Any bird of the genus Turnix. Various species inhabit Asia, Africa, and Australia. [1913 Webster]