Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In ornithology, having the normal or usual arrangement of the flexor tendons of the foot, the tendon of the flexor hallucis being entirely separate from that of the common flexor of the other toes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Having a separate and simple tendon to flex the first toe, or hallux, as do passerine birds.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective zoology, archaic, rare Having a
separate andsimple tendon toflex the firsttoe , orhallux .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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