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Heterodactyl

Heterodactyl \Het`er*o*dac"tyl\, a. (Zo["o]l.) Heterodactylous. -- n. One of the Heterodactyl[ae].

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heterodactyl

a. (context zoology English) heterodactylous

WordNet
heterodactyl

adj. (of bird feet) having the first and second toes directed backward the third and fourth forward [ant: zygodactyl]