HETERODACTYLOUS

Etymology

Adjective

heterodactylous (not comparable)

(zoology) Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons.

Source: Wiktionary


Het`er*o*dac"tyl*ous, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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