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HETERODACTYL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does heterodactyl mean?
• HETERODACTYL (adjective)
The adjective HETERODACTYL has 1 sense:
1. (of bird feet) having the first and second toes directed backward the third and fourth forward
Familiarity information: HETERODACTYL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of bird feet) having the first and second toes directed backward the third and fourth forward
Antonym:
zygodactyl ((of bird feet) having the first and fourth toes directed backward the second and third forward)
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