a. and sb. rare. [a. Fr. anomalipède, f. L. anōmal-us (see ANOMAL) + ped- (pes) foot.] A. adj. Having an anomalous foot; ‘applied to a bird, the middle toe of which is united to the exterior by three phalanges, and to the interior by one only’ (Craig). B. sb. A bird having this structure of foot. Craig, 1847.
