palmipède

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French

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palmipède

Etymology

From Latin palmipedem (“broad-footed”), from palma (“the palm of the hand”) + pes (“a foot”). Compare English palmipede, English palmiped.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pal.mi.pɛd/

Noun

palmipède m (plural palmipèdes)

palmiped
- 1831, Honoré de Balzac, La Peau de chagrin:
  Oh ! nous sommes riches en canards, répondit le naturaliste. Ce genre est d’ailleurs, comme vous le savez sans doute, le plus fécond de l’ordre des palmipèdes.
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(journalism, by extension) referring to the satirical newspaper Le Canard enchaîné

Further reading

“palmipède”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

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