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heterodactylous

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as heterodactyl.
  • In ornithology, having that arrangement of the digits which is peculiar to trogons; of or pertaining to the Heterodactyli.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Zoöl.) Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective zoology Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons.

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek

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