zygodactyladj.n.
/ˌzʌɪɡə(ʊ)ˈdakt(ᵻ)l/, /ˌzɪɡə(ʊ)ˈdakt(ᵻ)l/, U.S. /ˌzaɪɡəˈdækt(ə)l/ Ornithology.
A. adj.
Having the toes ‘yoked’ or arranged in pairs, i.e. two before and two behind, as the feet of a scansorial bird, or the bird itself; yoke-toed.
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the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > of toes or claws > having particular type of
zygodactylous1828
yoke-toed1831
zygodactyl1831
anisodactylic1834
zygodactylic1835
lark-heeled1837
short-toed1837
heterodactylous1854
pair-toed1868
sympelmous1885
pamprodactylous1889
pigeon-toed1890
pamprodactyl1934
synpelmous-
1831 Gardens & Menagerie Zool. Soc.: Birds 73 By the structure of their toes, which are partially zygodactyle (the intermediate ones being turned forwards, and the two lateral ones most commonly taking the opposite direction).
1890 E. Coues Handbk. Field & Gen. Ornithol. 187 The arrangement of toes in pairs, two before and two behind,..is called zygodactyl or zygodactylous.
B. n.
A yoke-toed bird.
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the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [noun] > toe or claw > bird having specific type
zygodactyl1890
1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1343/2 Zygodactyles, the name given by M. Temminck to an order of Climbing Birds.]
1890 E. Coues Handbk. Field & Gen. Ornithol. 188 The true hind toe is wanting, the outer anterior one being reversed as usual in zygodactyls.
Derivatives
zygodacˈtylic adj.
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the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > of toes or claws > having particular type of
zygodactylous1828
yoke-toed1831
zygodactyl1831
anisodactylic1834
zygodactylic1835
lark-heeled1837
short-toed1837
heterodactylous1854
pair-toed1868
sympelmous1885
pamprodactylous1889
pigeon-toed1890
pamprodactyl1934
synpelmous-
1835 C. F. Partington Brit. Cycl. Nat. Hist. I. 445/1 Feet which accomplish these purposes are all zygodactylic, or yoke-toed.
zygoˈdactylous adj.
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the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > of toes or claws > having particular type of
zygodactylous1828
yoke-toed1831
zygodactyl1831
anisodactylic1834
zygodactylic1835
lark-heeled1837
short-toed1837
heterodactylous1854
pair-toed1868
sympelmous1885
pamprodactylous1889
pigeon-toed1890
pamprodactyl1934
synpelmous-
1828–32 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Zygodactylous.
1890 [see sense A.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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