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Definition of Heterodactyl
1. Adjective. (of bird feet) having the first and second toes directed backward the third and fourth forward.
Antonyms: Zygodactyl
Definition of Heterodactyl
1. a. Heterodactylous.
Definition of Heterodactyl
1. Adjective. (zoology) heterodactylous ¹
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Medical Definition of Heterodactyl
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Heterodactyl
Literary usage of Heterodactyl
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tijdschrift voor entomologie by Nederlandsche Entomologische Vereeniging (1906)
"20) are noticeable, for the two claws are heterodactyl, the one being transformed
in a saw, and the sucker or caruncle is more rod-like. ..."
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