Noun hemipode has 1 sense
  1. button quail, button-quail, bustard quail, hemipode - small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains
    --1 is a kind of wading bird, wader
    --1 is a member of Turnix, genus Turnix
    --1 has particulars: striped button quail, Turnix sylvatica
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