| Zygodactylous | { } a. [ Gr. zygo`n a yoke, pair + &unr_; 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 ] Variants: Zygodactylic |