Usually means: Toe arrangement in some birds.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word heterodactyl:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. heterodactyl: Merriam-Webster
  2. heterodactyl: Collins English Dictionary
  3. heterodactyl: Vocabulary.com
  4. heterodactyl: Wordnik
  5. heterodactyl: Wiktionary
  6. Heterodactyl, heterodactyl: Dictionary.com
  7. Heterodactyl: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. heterodactyl: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  9. heterodactyl: Rhymezone
  10. Heterodactyl: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  11. heterodactyl: FreeDictionary.org
  12. heterodactyl: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. heterodactyl: TheFreeDictionary.com
  14. Heterodactyl: Online Plain Text English Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (heterodactyl)

▸ adjective:  (zoology) heterodactylous

Similar:
heterodactylous, heterodont, syndactylic, schizodactylous, yoke-footed, anisodactylous, pachydactylous, artiodactylous, didactylous, perissodactylous, more...

Opposite:
homodactyl, symmetrical, even-toed

Phrases:
heterodactyl foot, more...

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Similar:
heterodactylous, heterodont, syndactylic, schizodactylous, yoke-footed, anisodactylous, pachydactylous, artiodactylous, didactylous, perissodactylous, more...

Opposite:
homodactyl, symmetrical, even-toed

Phrases:
heterodactyl foot, more...



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