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pamprodactylous

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pam⋅pro⋅dac⋅ty⋅lous

  [pam-proh-dak-tuh-luhs]
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–adjective Ornithology.
having all four toes directed forward, as in swifts and colies.
Also, pam⋅pro⋅dac⋅tyl.

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

Related forms:
pam⋅pro⋅dac⋅tyl⋅ism, noun
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pam·pro·dac·ty·lous   (pām'prō-dāk'tə-ləs)   
adj.  Having all toes pointing forward, as in certain birds.

[pan- + pro-2 + dactyl(o)- + -ous.]
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