Heterodactyl

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Heterodactyl \Het`er*o*dac"tyl\, a. (Zool.)
     Heterodactylous. -- n. One of the Heterodactyl[ae].
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  heterodactyl
       adj : (of bird feet) having the first and second toes directed
             backward the third and fourth forward [ant: {zygodactyl}]