zygodactyl Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective (of bird feet) having the first and fourth toes directed backward the second and third forward

WordNet

Zyg`o*dac"tyl, Zyg`o*dac"tyle noun (Also<
  • Zygodactyl
  • Zygodactyle
)
Etymology
See Zygodactylic.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Any zygodactylous bird.

Webster 1913