Aliped
having the toes connected by a winglike membrane, as a bat.
an aliped animal.
Historical Examples
Wing′-foot′ed, having wings on the feet, aliped; Wing′less, without wings.
Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) Various
adjective
(of bats and similar animals) having the digits connected by a winglike membrane
noun
an aliped animal
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