pamprodactylous

[pam-proh-dak-tuh-luhs]

adjective Ornithology.

having all four toes directed forward, as in swifts and colies.

Also, pam·pro·dac·tyl.

Origin:
1895–1900; pam- (variant of pan-) + pro- + -dactylous

Related forms

pam·pro·dac·tyl·ism, noun

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Pamprodactylous has a plethora of syllables.

So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:

given to using long words.

opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

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