Anisodactyl
zoology. having the toes unlike, or unequal in number.
ornithology. having three toes directed forward and one backward.
adjective
(of the feet of p-sserine 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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- Anisodactyly
anisodactyly anisodactyly an·i·so·dac·ty·ly (ān-ī’sō-dāk’tə-lē) n. unequal length in corresponding fingers. an·i’so·dac’ty·lous (-tə-ləs) adj.
- Anisodactylous
zoology. having the toes unlike, or unequal in number. ornithology. having three toes directed forward and one backward.
- Anisogamete
either of a pair of unlike , usually differing in size.
- Anisogamous
reproducing by the fusion of dissimilar gametes or individuals, usually differing in size.
- Anisogamy
the union of anisogametes. noun a type of s-xual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar, either in size alone or in size and form anisogamy an·i·sog·a·my (ān’ī-sŏg’ə-mē) n. a union between two gametes that differ in size or form. an’i·so·gam’ic (-sə-gām’ĭk) adj.