heterodactylous

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek

Adjective

heterodactylous (not comparable)

1. (zoology) Having the first and second toes turned backward

   trogons are heterodactylous

   heterodactylous legs

References

• “heterodactylous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.