Macrodactyl \Mac`ro*dac"tyl\ (m[a^]k`r[-o]*d[a^]k"t[i^]l), n.
[Gr. makroda`ktylos long-fingered; makro`s long + da`ktylos
finger: cf. F. macrodactyle.] (Zool.)
One of a group of wading birds (Macrodactyli) having very
long toes. [Written also {macrodactyle}.]
[1913 Webster] Macrodactylic