Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having thick digits; having fingers or toes enlarged, especially at their ends; not leptodactyl. See cut under
footprint . - noun A pachydactyl animal.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A bird or other animal having thick toes.
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biocon commented on the word pachydactyl
Pachydactyl means "having thick, fleshy digits" (Oxford English Dictionary).
July 10, 2011