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heterodactylous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
het-ero-dacty-lous
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the first and second toes turned backward

Example Sentences

Etymology

Ancient Greek

Questions

What does heterodactylous mean?
Having the first and second toes turned backward
Where does heterodactylous come from?
Ancient Greek

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