poditti (poditi)

[Australian.] The Australian saw-beaked kingfisher, Syma flavirostris. See cut under Syma. podium (pō'di-um), n.; pl. podia (-a). [L. (> It. podio F. podium ), 4. In bot.: ( a ) A footstalk, stipe, or the like. [Rarely used except in compounds.] ( b ) A joint, internode, or independent unit in the growth of the axis of a plant. podje (poj'e), n. [Native name.) The spectral tarsier, Tarsius spectrum, of Borneo and Celebes. See cut under Tarsius. The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia