zygodactyl
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Definition of zygodactyl
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
-
(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
-
(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
- Any bird with toes of this kind, such as the parrot.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From zygo- + -dactyl.
Words you can make from zygodactyl
147 playable · top: GLAZY (18 pts)
Best play glazy 18 points6-letter words
2 words5-letter words
22 words4-letter words
51 words- COZY 18 pts
- DOZY 17 pts
- LAZY 16 pts
- CAGY 10 pts
- ACYL 9 pts
- CLAY 9 pts
- CLOY 9 pts
- COLY 9 pts
- DOGY 9 pts
- LACY 9 pts
- AGLY 8 pts
- DOTY 8 pts
- LADY 8 pts
- LOGY 8 pts
- ODYL 8 pts
- OLDY 8 pts
- TODY 8 pts
- YALD 8 pts
- YOGA 8 pts
- CLAD 7 pts
- CLAG 7 pts
- CLOD 7 pts
- CLOG 7 pts
- CODA 7 pts
- COLD 7 pts
- OATY 7 pts
- CALO 6 pts
- CLOT 6 pts
- COAL 6 pts
- COAT 6 pts
- COLA 6 pts
- COLT 6 pts
- GLAD 6 pts
- GOAD 6 pts
- GOLD 6 pts
- LOCA 6 pts
- TACO 6 pts
- TALC 6 pts
- DATO 5 pts
- DOAT 5 pts
- DOLT 5 pts
- GAOL 5 pts
- GOAL 5 pts
- GOAT 5 pts
- LOAD 5 pts
- TOAD 5 pts
- TOGA 5 pts
- TOLD 5 pts
- ALTO 4 pts
- LOTA 4 pts
- TOLA 4 pts
3-letter words
54 words- COZ 14 pts
- ADZ 13 pts
- ZAG 13 pts
- AZO 12 pts
- ZOA 12 pts
- YAY 9 pts
- CAY 8 pts
- COY 8 pts
- DAY 7 pts
- GAY 7 pts
- GOY 7 pts
- YAG 7 pts
- YOD 7 pts
- CAD 6 pts
- COD 6 pts
- COG 6 pts
- DOC 6 pts
- LAY 6 pts
- TOY 6 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- CAL 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- COL 5 pts
- COT 5 pts
- DAG 5 pts
- DOG 5 pts
- GAD 5 pts
- GOD 5 pts
- LAC 5 pts
- LOC 5 pts
- OCA 5 pts
- ADO 4 pts
- AGO 4 pts
- DAL 4 pts
- DOL 4 pts
- DOT 4 pts
- GAL 4 pts
- GAT 4 pts
- GOA 4 pts
- GOT 4 pts
- LAD 4 pts
- LAG 4 pts
- LOG 4 pts
- ODA 4 pts
- OLD 4 pts
- TAD 4 pts
- TAG 4 pts
- TOD 4 pts
- TOG 4 pts
- ALT 3 pts
- LAT 3 pts
- LOT 3 pts
- OAT 3 pts
- TAO 3 pts
2-letter words
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