Gymnopaedic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gymnopaedic \Gym`no*p[ae]d"ic\ (j[i^]m`n[-o]*p[e^]d"[i^]k or
     j[i^]m`n[-o]*p[=e]"d[i^]k), a. [Gr. gymno`s naked + pai^s,
     paido`s, a child.] (Zool.)
     Having young that are naked when hatched; psilop[ae]dic; --
     said of certain birds.
     [1913 Webster]