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De - Pt| English Dictionary: femme fatale | by the DICT Development Group |
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Fanfoot \Fan"foot`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A species of gecko having the toes expanded into large lobes for adhesion. The Egyptian fanfoot ({Phyodactylus gecko}) is believed, by the natives, to have venomous toes. (b) Any moth of the genus {Polypogon}. | |
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Fen \Fen\, n. [AS. fen, fenn, marsh, mud, dirt; akin to D. veen, OFries. fenne, fene, OHG. fenna, G. fenn, Icel. fen, Goth. fani mud.] Low land overflowed, or covered wholly or partially with water, but producing sedge, coarse grasses, or other aquatic plants; boggy land; moor; marsh. 'Mid reedy fens wide spread. --Wordsworth. Note: Fen is used adjectively with the sense of belonging to, or of the nature of, a fen or fens. {Fen boat}, a boat of light draught used in marshes. {Fen duck} (Zo[94]l.), a wild duck inhabiting fens; the shoveler. [Prov. Eng.] {Fen fowl} (Zo[94]l.), any water fowl that frequent fens. {Fen goose} (Zo[94]l.), the graylag goose of Europe. [Prov. Eng.] {Fen land}, swamp land. | |
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Finbat kite \Fin"bat kite\ = {Eddy kite}. [Eng.] | |
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Finfoot \Fin"foot`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A South American bird ({heliornis fulica}) allied to the grebes. The name is also applied to several related species of the genus {Podica}. | |
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Fin-footed \Fin"-foot`ed\, a. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Having palmate feet. (b) Having lobate toes, as the coot and grebe. | |
