- zygodactyly
- n. (Zoology) state of some kinds of birds having 2 pairs of toes per foot (2 in front and 2 in back)
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zygodactyly — zy·go·dac·ty·ly dak tə lē n, pl lies SYNDACTYLY * * * zy·go·dac·ty·ly (zi″go dakґtə le) [zygo + Gr. daktylos finger] a term sometimes used to designate simple syndactyly, as distinguished from syndactyly in which there is bony fusion… … Medical dictionary
Dactyly — In biology, dactyly is the arrangement of digits (fingers and toes) on the hands, feet, or sometimes wings of a tetrapod animal. It comes from the Greek word δακτυλος = finger . Sometimes the ending dactylia is used. The derived adjectives end… … Wikipedia
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psittaciform — ▪ bird Introduction any member of the group of more than 360 species of generally brightly coloured, noisy birds, to which the general name parrot may be applied. All belong to just two families. In the family Psittacidae are parakeets… … Universalium
zygodactyl — [ˌzʌɪgə(ʊ) daktɪl, zɪg ] adjective Ornithology having two toes pointing forward and two backward. Derivatives zygodactyly noun … English new terms dictionary
