单词 | heterodactylous |
释义 | heterodactylous in British English (ˌhɛtərəʊˈdæktɪləs) adjective having or relating to heterodactyl feet heterodactylous in American English (ˌhetərouˈdæktələs) adjective Ornithology having the first and fourth toes directed backward, and the second and third forward, as in trogons Also: heterodactyl Word origin [1850–55; hetero- + -dactylous]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: clear-cut, cloakroom, heavyweight, muggins, seguehetero- is a combining form meaning “different,” “other,” used in the formation of compoundwords. Other words that use the affix hetero- include: heterochrony, heteroclite, heterocyclic, heterogony, heterography; -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, anisodactylous, leptodactylous, pamprodactylous |
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