(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:32:00

Zyg`o*dac"ty*lic [Gr. a yoke, pair + finger, toe: cf. F. zygodactyle.] Zool.

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.

 

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