heterodactyl

het·er·o·dac·ty·lous

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [het-uh-roh-dak-tuh-luh s or het-uh-roh-dak-til]
- /ˌhɛt ə roʊˈdæk tə ləs or ˌhɛt ə roʊˈdæk tɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [het-uh-roh-dak-tuh-luh s or het-uh-roh-dak-til]
- /ˌhɛt ə roʊˈdæk tə ləs or ˌhɛt ə roʊˈdæk tɪl/

Definitions of heterodactyl word

adjective heterodactyl having the first and fourth toes directed backward, and the second and third forward, as in trogons. 1
noun heterodactyl (zoology) heterodactylous. 1
adjective heterodactyl (of the feet of certain birds) having the first and second toes directed backwards and the third and fourth forwards 0
noun heterodactyl a bird with heterodactyl feet 0

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55; hetero- + -dactylous

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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