Dictionary entry

Zygodactylic

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ Zyg′o‐dac″ty‐lic (?), Zyg′o‐dac″tyl‐ous (?; 277), } a. [Gr. ζυγόν a yoke, pair + � finger, toe: cf. F. zygodactyle.] (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.