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Thesaurus: wing-footed

Having wings attached to the feet; as, wing-footed Mercury; hence, swift; moving with rapidity; fleet.

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  1. a. Having wings attached to the feet; as, wing-footed Mercury; hence, swift; moving with rapidity; fleet.
  2. a. Having part or all of the feet adapted for flying.
  3. a. Having the anterior lobes of the foot so modified as to form a pair of winglike swimming organs; -- said of the pteropod mollusks.
  4. 1. Having wings attached to the feet; as, wing-footed Mercury; hence, swift; moving with rapidity; fleet. Drayton. 2. (Zoöl.) (a) Having part or all of the feet adapted for flying. (b) Having the anterior lobes of the foot so modified as to form a pair of winglike swimming organs; -- said of the pteropod mollusks.
  5. a. Having wings attached to the feet; as, wing-footed Mercury; hence, swift; moving with rapidity; fleet. a. Having part or all of the feet adapted for flying. a. Having the anterior lobes of the foot so modified as to form a pair of winglike swimming organs; -- said of the pteropod mollusks.