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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
anisodactyla \an`i*so*dac"ty*la\
([a^]n`[-i]*s[-o]*d[a^]k"t[i^]*l[.a]), anisodactyls
\an`i*so*dac"tyls\ ([a^]n`[-i]*s[-o]*d[a^]k"t[i^]lz), n. pl.
[NL. anisodactyla, fr. Gr. 'a`nisos unequal ('an priv. +
'i`sos equal) + da`ktylos finger.] (Zool.)
(a) A group of herbivorous mammals characterized by having
the hoofs in a single series around the foot, as the
elephant, rhinoceros, etc.
(b) A group of perching birds which are anisodactylous.
[1913 Webster]