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pamprodactylous, a. Ornith.|pæmprəʊˈdæktɪləs|
[f. Gr. παµ-, pam- all + πρό before + δάκτυλ-ος finger or toe + -ous.]
Having all the toes pointing forwards, as the colies (Pamprodactylæ of Murie), and a few other birds.
1899Camb. Nat. Hist. IX. 10 Certain Swifts, and to a less degree some Nightjars, have the whole number [of toes] permanently pointing to the front (pamprodactylous). |