- 1. a. Having wings attached to the feet; as, wing-footed Mercury; hence, swift; moving with rapidity; fleet. Source: opted
- 2. a. Having part or all of the feet adapted for flying. Source: opted
- 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. Source: opted
- 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. Source: webster
- 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. Source: ecdict
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