Definition of plumiped
1
:having feet covered with feathers
2
:having winged feet
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plumiped
adjective
plu·mi·ped
\
ˈplüməˌped
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variants:
or less commonly
plumipede
\-ˌpēd\
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Origin and Etymology of plumiped
Latin plumiped-, plumipes having feathered feet (read by some editors at Catullus 58a, 5 for the word which is now generally taken to be plumipeda), from plumi- (from pluma small soft feather) + ped-, pes foot
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