anisodactyls

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anisodactyls - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  anisodactyla \an`i*so*dac"ty*la\
     ([a^]n`[-i]*s[-o]*d[a^]k"t[i^]*l[.a]), anisodactyls
  \an`i*so*dac"tyls\ ([a^]n`[-i]*s[-o]*d[a^]k"t[i^]lz), n. pl.
     [NL. anisodactyla, fr. Gr. 'a`nisos unequal ('an priv. +
     'i`sos equal) + da`ktylos finger.] (Zool.)
     (a) A group of herbivorous mammals characterized by having
         the hoofs in a single series around the foot, as the
         elephant, rhinoceros, etc.
     (b) A group of perching birds which are anisodactylous.
         [1913 Webster]