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palmated, a. Nat. Hist.|ˈpælmeɪtɪd|
[-ed1.]
1. = prec. 1.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp. s.v. Leaf, Palmated Leaf, one in form of an open hand. 1794S. Williams Vermont 82 His horns are palmated. 1851Mayne Reid Scalp Hunt. xx. 139 Thatched with the palmated leaves of the yuca. 1881B. Dawkins in Nature 24 Nov. 85/2 Antlers palmated in front, instead of behind the beam.
2. = prec. 2; also applied to the foot of some quadrupeds, etc.
1768Pennant Zool. I. 129 The Osprey... The left [foot] is not at all palmated, as Linnæus..asserts it is. 1776Ibid. I. 119 Seal..Five palmated toes on each foot. 1802Paley Nat. Theol. xv, The strong short legs of that animal [mole], the palmated feet armed with sharp nails. 1856Kane Arct. Expl. I. xxiv. 320 A novel use of a palmated foot. |