Dictionary » A » Aliped

Aliped

Aliped

(Science: zoology) wing-footed, as the bat.

An animal whose toes are connected by a membrane, serving for a wing, as the bat.

Origin: L. Alipes; ala wing _ pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. Alipede.


Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page



This page was last modified 21:16, 3 October 2005. This page has been accessed 414 times. 
What links here | Related changes | Permanent link