zygodactyl

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10

Definition of zygodactyl

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Having two toes pointing forward, and two pointing backward; zygodactylous.
    “In parrots, the tarsometatarsus has a distinct shape resulting from the particular arrangement of parrot toes. As zygodactyl birds, toes number 2 and 3 are facing forward, while toes 1 and 4 are facing backwards.”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Having two toes pointing forward, and two pointing backward; zygodactylous.
    “In parrots, the tarsometatarsus has a distinct shape resulting from the particular arrangement of parrot toes. As zygodactyl birds, toes number 2 and 3 are facing forward, while toes 1 and 4 are facing backwards.”

noun

  1. Any bird with toes of this kind, such as the parrot.

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Etymology

From zygo- + -dactyl.

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