astumajalka

== Finnish == === Etymology === astuma +‎ jalka === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑstumɑˌjɑlkɑ/, [ˈɑ̝s̠tumɑ̝ˌjɑ̝lkɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑlkɑ Syllabification(key): as‧tu‧ma‧jal‧ka Hyphenation(key): as‧tuma‧jalka === Noun === astumajalka (zoology) walking foot (bird's foot form best adapted for walking: it has three separate toes forward and one backward, the backward toe being atrophic and slightly higher than the forward toes) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== Classification of birds' feet: istumajalka (perching foot) juoksujalka (running foot) kahluujalka (wading foot) kiipimäjalka (climbing foot) liuskajalka melajalka raatelujalka (hunting foot) räpyläjalka (webbed foot) tarttumajalka (catching foot) === References === Pieni tietosanakirja ("Small Encyclopedia"), Otava, 1925-28, pp. 1127-1128 [1] The Toledo Zoo/ThinkingWorks - Teacher Overview for the Aviary Lessons [2] === Further reading === “astumajalka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023