heteropelmous

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heteropelmous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Heteropelmous \Het`er*o*pel"mous\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? the sole
     of the foot.] (Anat.)
     Having each of the two flexor tendons of the toes bifid, the
     branches of one going to the first and second toes; those of
     the other, to the third and fourth toes. See Illust. in
     Append.
     [1913 Webster]