zygodactylic Meaning, Definition & Usage

Zyg`o*dac"ty*lic, Zyg`o*dac"tyl*ous adjective (Also<
  • Zygodactylic
  • Zygodactylous
)
Etymology
Gr. a yoke, pair + finger, toe: cf. F. zygodactyle.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913