HETERODACTYL

heterodactyl

(adjective) (of bird feet) having the first and second toes directed backward the third and fourth forward

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

heterodactyl (not comparable)

(zoology) heterodactylous

Source: Wiktionary


Het`er*o*dac"tyl, a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Heterodactylous.

– n.

Definition: One of the Heterodactylæ.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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