hemipode
/ˈhɛmɪˌpoʊd/
noun
- A small, quail-like bird of the family Turnicidae, found in warm regions of the Old World.
- Unlike most birds, the female hemipode is more brightly colored than the male.
- Ornithologists observed a hemipode nesting in the savanna.
- The hemipode scurried through the grass, barely visible among the dry leaves.