anisodactylous

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(an ī′sə daktl əs, an′ī-)


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an•i•so•dac•ty•lous  (an ī′sə daktl əs, an′ī-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Zoologyhaving the toes unlike, or unequal in number.
  2. Birds[Ornith.]having three toes directed forward and one backward.
Also, an•i′so•dactyl. 
  • aniso- + -dactylous

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