anisodactyl
/ (ænˌaɪsəʊˈdæktɪl, ˌænaɪ-) /
adjective Also: anisodactylous
(of the feet of passerine birds) having the first toe directed backwards and the other three toes directed forwards
noun
a bird having this type of feet
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What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
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anisocarpic, anisocercal, anisochromatic, anisocoria, anisocytosis, anisodactyl, anisodactylous, anisodactyly, anisogamete, anisogamous, anisogamy
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