anisodactylous

[an-ahy-suh-dak-tl-uhs, an-ahy-]

adjective

Zoology. having the toes unlike, or unequal in number.

Ornithology. having three toes directed forward and one backward.

Also, an·i·so·dac·tyl.

Origin:
aniso- + -dactylous

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Anisodactylous is always a great word to know.

So is aschelminthes. Does it mean:

cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates with gills, often have fins and elongated body covered with scales

major grouping of small-to-microscopic pseudocoelomate organisms

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