finfoot

Noun

(plural finfoots)

Three species in three monospecific genera of aquatic bird in the family Heliornithidae.

Origin

From fin +‎ foot.

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The number of peculiar genera, besides those just mentioned, is too great for them to be named here; some of the most remarkable on the continent are: Balaeniceps, the whaleheaded heron; Balaearica, the crowned crane; Podica, finfoot; Numida and allied genera of guinea fowls.

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