单词 | anisodactylous |
释义 | anisodactylous in British English (ænˌaɪsəʊˈdæktɪləs) adjective another name for anisodactyl anisodactyl in British English (ænˌaɪsəʊˈdæktɪl, ˌænaɪ-) adjective also: anisodactylous 1. (of the feet of passerine birds) having the first toe directed backwards and the other three toes directed forwards noun 2. a bird having this type of feet anisodactylous in American English (ænˌaisəˈdæktləs, ˌænai-) adjective Also: anisodactyl1. Zoology having the toes unlike, or unequal in number 2. Ornithology having three toes directed forward and one backward Word origin [aniso- + -dactylous]-dactylous is a combining form meaning “fingered, possessing fingers,” or “toed, possessingtoes,” used to form compound words in which the initial element specifies the typeor number of fingers or toes. Other words that use the affix -dactylous include: adactylous, heterodactylous, leptodactylous, pamprodactylous |
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