- heterodactyl
- het·ero·dac·tyl
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heterodactyl
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Heterodactyl — Het er*o*dac tyl, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Heterodactylous. n. One of the Heterodactyl[ae]. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heterodactyl — adjective (of bird feet) having the first and second toes directed backward the third and fourth forward • Ant: ↑zygodactyl * * * |hed.ərō|daktəl adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary heter + dactyl (from Greek daktylos finger … Useful english dictionary
heterodactyl — adj. [Gr. heteros, different; daktylos, finger] (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) Having claws, apoteles or ungues differing from each other; heterodactyly n; see homodactyl … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
heterodactyl foot — noun a bird s foot having the first and second toes of each foot directed backward and the third and fourth forward • Ant: ↑zygodactyl foot • Hypernyms: ↑bird s foot … Useful english dictionary
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