antiopelmous

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adjective

Of birds: having a zygodactylous foot with one tendon to flex the third toe and another, trifurcate tendon to flex the first, second and fourth toes.

OriginAncient Greek ἀντίος →
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Meanings

adjectiveantiopelmous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf birds: having a zygodactylous foot with one tendon to flex the third toe and another, trifurcate tendon to flex the first, second and fourth toes.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀντίος“opposed”
  2. Englishantiopelmous

From Ancient Greek ἀντίος (antíos, “opposed”) + πέλμα (pélma, “sole of the foot”) + -ous.

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antiopelmous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiopelmous

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