Macrodactyle

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

  Macrodactyl \Mac`ro*dac"tyl\ (m[a^]k`r[-o]*d[a^]k"t[i^]l), n.
     [Gr. makroda`ktylos long-fingered; makro`s long + da`ktylos
     finger: cf. F. macrodactyle.] (Zool.)
     One of a group of wading birds (Macrodactyli) having very
     long toes. [Written also {macrodactyle}.]
     [1913 Webster] Macrodactylic