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zy|go|dac|tyl «ZY guh DAK tuhl, ZIHG uh-», adjective, noun.
–adj.
having the toes arranged in pairs, with two before and two behind, as the feet of a climbing bird, or the bird itself.
–n.
a zygodactyl bird, such as a parrot.
╂[< New Latin Zygodactyles the order name < Greek zygón yoke + dáktylos finger, toe]

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