a. and sb. [ad. L. āliped-em, f. āla wing + ped-em foot.]

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  A.  adj.

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  1.  Wing-footed, having wings on the feet, like the figures of Mercury; hence, swift-footed.

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1731.  Bailey, and 1775 Ash, Alipede, nimble, swift of foot.

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1834.  C. L. S. Jones, Amer. Lyrics, 72.

        When Phoebus confus’d, and with varing emotion,
  The aliped herald bade silence proclaim.

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  2.  Zool. Having the toes connected by a membrane which serves as a wing, as in the bat.

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1847.  in Craig.

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  B.  sb. An animal having the structure described in A 2; a cheiropterous animal.

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1847.  in Craig.

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