Definition of Zygodactylous

1. Adjective. (ornithology) Having two toes pointing forward, and two toes pointing backward. ¹

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Definition of Zygodactylous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Zygodactylous

1. 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. Origin: Gr. A yoke, pair + finger, toe: cf. F. Zygodactyle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Zygodactylous

zygapophysial
zygapophysis
zygenid
zygenids
zygion
zygo-
zygobranchia
zygobranchiate
zygodactyl
zygodactyl foot
zygodactylae
zygodactyle
zygodactyles
zygodactyli
zygodactylic
zygodactylous (current term)
zygodactyls
zygodactylæ
zygodont
zygogenesis
zygoid
zygolith
zygoma
zygomas
zygomata
zygomatic
zygomatic arch
zygomatic arches
zygomatic bone
zygomatic bones

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