English noun: hemipode | |||
1. | hemipode (animal) small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains | ||
Synonyms | bustard quail, button quail, button-quail | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wader, wading bird | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | striped button quail, Turnix sylvatica | ||
Member meronym | genus Turnix, Turnix | ||