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Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.

paired with the fourth digit, as in the hog, the sheep, and the ox; - - opposed to Perissodactyla.

One of the Artiodactyla.

Even-toed.

An animal having only two digits.

Having only two digits; two-toed.

One of the tree frogs.

A division of amphibians having suctorial disks on the toes, as the tree frogs.

Having sucking disks on the toes, as the tree frogs.

Any species of Old World geckoes of the genus Hemidactylus. The hemidactyls have dilated toes, with two rows of plates beneath.

A heart-shaped bulbous root, about the size of a finger, brought from Turkey, formerly used as a cathartic.

Heterodactylous. -- n.

A group of birds including the trogons.

Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons.

Having six fingers or toes.

The under side of the toes.

A bird or other animal having slender toes. [Written also lepodactyle.]

, Having slender toes.

One of a group of wading birds (Macrodactyli) having very long toes. [Written also macrodactyle.]

Having long toes.