The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hemipode \Hem"i*pode\, n. [Hemi- + Gr. ?, ?, foot.] (Zool.)
   Any bird of the genus Turnix. Various species inhabit Asia,
   Africa, and Australia.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hemipode
    n 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 [syn: button
         quail, button-quail, bustard quail, hemipode]