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Record 1 2000-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Birds
DEF

Toe which is fringed by small lobes (round, fleshy flaps) as in the grebes, an adaptation for swimming. In some species of diving ducks, the feet are palmate, but the hallux may be lobed.

CONT

Grebes have lobed toes... not fully webbed ones.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Oiseaux
DEF

Doigt bordé de petits lobes natatoires (protubérances arrondies et charnues) comme chez les grèbes. Chez certaines espèces de canards plongeurs, les pieds sont palmés, mais l'hallux peut être lobé.

Spanish

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