- zygodactylic
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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.
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Zygodactylic — yg o*dac ty*lic, Zygodactylous yg o*dac tyl*ous (?; 277), a. [Gr. zygo n a yoke, pair + ? finger, toe: cf. F. zygodactyle.] (Zo[ o]l.) Yoke footed; having the toes disposed in pairs; applied to birds which have two toes before and two behind,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Zygodactylous — Zygodactylic yg o*dac ty*lic, Zygodactylous yg o*dac tyl*ous (?; 277), a. [Gr. zygo n a yoke, pair + ? finger, toe: cf. F. zygodactyle.] (Zo[ o]l.) Yoke footed; having the toes disposed in pairs; applied to birds which have two toes before and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Zygodactyl — yg o*dac tyl, Zygodactyle yg o*dac tyle, n. [See {Zygodactylic}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any zygodactylous bird. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Zygodactyle — Zygodactyl yg o*dac tyl, Zygodactyle yg o*dac tyle, n. [See {Zygodactylic}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any zygodactylous bird. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
