Meanings
adjectiveheterodactyl (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyheterodactylous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(of bird feet) having the first and second toes directed backward the third and fourth forward
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
heterodactyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterodactyl
MLA
“heterodactyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterodactyl. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heterodactyl,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterodactyl.
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