1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: anisodactyla \an`i*so*dac"ty*la\ ([a^]n`[-i]*s[-o]*d[a^]k"t[i^]*l[.a]), anisodactyls \an`i*so*dac"tyls\ ([a^]n`[-i]*s[-o]*d[a^]k"t[i^]lz), n. pl. [NL. anisodactyla, fr. Gr. 'a`nisos unequal ('an priv. + 'i`sos equal) + da`ktylos finger.] (Zool.) (a) A group of herbivorous mammals characterized by having the hoofs in a single series around the foot, as the elephant, rhinoceros, etc. (b) A group of perching birds which are anisodactylous. [1913 Webster]
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