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Keywords: toe, hind, backward, hallucis, hallex

backward-facing toe

The toe which faces backwards in raptors. In hawks, this is the talon most responsible for puncturing the vitals of prey.

Latin hallex = great toe (hallucis = of the great toe).

the first largest innermost toe

hind toe

Digit number 1 on the hind flipper of a pinniped (counting from outside in).

First digit of a bird's foot, usually points backwards. (Equivalent to our big toe)

the great toe; first metatarsal to distal phalanx

The big toe.

The single, backwards pointing toe possessed by many birds

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Keywords: functionless, dewclaws, claw, dinosaurs, doesn't

A hallux, or dewclaw, is a functionless claw that doesn't hit the ground. Some dinosaurs had dewclaws.