Having two toes pointing forward, and two pointing backward; zygodactylous.

(ornithology) Any bird with toes of this kind, such as the parrot.

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

plural of zygodactyl

(zoology) 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.

plural of zygodactyle

Alternative form of zygodactyl

Alternative form of zygodactyl

Synonym of zygodactyly

Obsolete spelling of zygodactylae