antiopelmous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. 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.

Word forms

antiopelmous

Etymology

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

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