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zygodactyl

adjective

  1. in birds, applied to feet in which two toes point forwards, and two to the rear
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: From zygo- + -dactyl.

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

    In parrots, the tarsometatarsus has a distinct shape resulting from the particular arrangement of parrot toes. As zygodactyl birds, toes number 2 and 3 are facing forward, while toes 1 and 4 are facing backwards.

noun

Etymology: From zygo- + -dactyl.

  1. Any bird with toes of this kind, such as the parrot.