heterodactylous
American
[het-uh-roh-dak-tuh-luhs]
/ ˌhɛt ə roʊˈdæk tə ləs /
Also
heterodactyl
adjective
Ornithology.
Etymology
Origin of heterodactylous
First recorded in 1850–55; hetero- + -dactylous
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