'Zygodactylic' definitions:
Definition of 'Zygodactylic'
From: GCIDE
- Zygodactylic \Zyg`o*dac"ty*lic\, Zygodactylous \Zyg`o*dac"tyl*ous\ (?; 277), a. [Gr. zygo`n a yoke, pair + ? finger, toe: cf. F. zygodactyle.] (Zool.) Yoke-footed; having the toes disposed in pairs; -- applied to birds which have two toes before and two behind, as the parrot, cuckoo, woodpecker, etc. [1913 Webster]