a. [ L. alipes; ala wing + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. alipède. ] (Zool.) Wing-footed, as the bat. -- n. An animal whose toes are connected by a membrane, serving for a wing, as the bat. [ 1913 Webster ]
[じょうづめ, joudume] (n, vs) (1) (obsc) permanent staff; permanent employee; service for a fixed period of time; (n) (2) (arch) (Edo era) a daimyo or feudal retainer who lived and; or served in Edo for a fixed period of time