(Greek: `half foot`), generally any bird of the suborder Turnices (order Gruiformes), which includes the plains wanderer (q.v.; family ... [1 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/35
Hem'i·pode noun [ Hemi- + Greek ..., ..., foot.] (Zoology) Any bird of the genus Turnix . Various species inhabit Asia, Africa, and Australia. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/32