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zygodactyle

zygodactyle is the alternative form of zygodactyl.

Meaning of zygodactyl

Adjective

zygodactyl (not comparable)

  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.2016 November 16, Hanneke Meijer, “Sunny steppes? A tiny parrot fossil suggests Siberia was once subtropical”, in The Guardian

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Forms of zygodactyle

pluralzygodactyles

Questions about zygodactyle

What is zygodactyle the alternative form of?
Zygodactyle is the alternative form of zygodactyl.

Words near zygodactyle in the dictionary

  1. zygocardiac
  2. zygocondyle
  3. zygocondyles
  4. zygodactyl
  5. zygodactylae
  6. zygodactyle
  7. zygodactyles
  8. zygodactylic
  9. zygodactylism
  10. zygodactylous
  11. zygodactyls

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