Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
zygodactyl .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Yoke-footed; having the toes disposed in pairs; -- applied to birds which have two toes before and two behind, as the parrot, cuckoo, woodpecker, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective zoology
yoke-footed ; having thetoes disposed in pairs. Applied to birds which have two toes before and two behind, as theparrot ,cuckoo ,woodpecker , etc.
Etymologies
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zygo- + dactylic
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reesetee commented on the word zygodactylic
having two toes in front and two behind
June 4, 2007