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heterodactylous

heterodactylous adjective: having the first and second toes turned backward.

Adjective

heterodactylous (not comparable)

  1. Having the first and second toes turned backward
    • trogons are heterodactylous
    • heterodactylous legs

Origin of heterodactylous

Ancient Greek

Questions about heterodactylous

What does heterodactylous mean?
Heterodactylous means having the first and second toes turned backward.
What part of speech is heterodactylous?
Heterodactylous is an adjective.

Words near heterodactylous in the dictionary

  1. heterocytes
  2. heterocytotropic
  3. heterocytous
  4. heterodactyl
  5. heterodactylism
  6. heterodactylous
  7. heterodactyly
  8. heterodecamer
  9. heterodecameric
  10. heterodecamers
  11. heteroderid

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