1. Small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains
   "The hemipode scurried through the tall grass, barely visible";
   - button quail, button-quail, bustard quail

Derived forms: hemipodes

Type of: wader, wading bird

Part of: genus Turnix, Turnix

Encyclopedia: Hemipode