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zygodactyl or zygodactylous

Term: zygodactyl or zygodactylous

Literally meaning: ?paired toes?

Origin: Anc Greek

?????/zygos(=yoke, the joining between two, double)

+????????/dactylos(=finger) > ???????/deictes(=index finger) + ????/ero(=lift, rise)

Coined/History

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Definition

Zygodactyl is referred to birds having two toes forward and two backward.

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