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schizodactylous

schizodactylous adjective: having some toes facing forward and some facing backwards.

Adjective

schizodactylous (not comparable)

  1. Having some toes facing forward and some facing backwards

Origin of schizodactylous

From schizo- + -dactyl + -ous.

Questions about schizodactylous

What does schizodactylous mean?
Schizodactylous means having some toes facing forward and some facing backwards.
What part of speech is schizodactylous?
Schizodactylous is an adjective.

Words near schizodactylous in the dictionary

  1. schizocyte
  2. schizocytes
  3. schizocytosis
  4. schizodactylid
  5. schizodactylids
  6. schizodactylous
  7. schizodactyly
  8. schizodeme
  9. schizodepressed
  10. schizodepression
  11. schizodepressive

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