Anisodactyl
Zoology. having the toes unlike, or unequal in number.
Ornithology. having three toes directed forward and one backward.
adjective
(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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- 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 sexual 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.