zygodactyl

/ˈzaɪgoʊˌdæktl/
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Definitions of zygodactyl
  1. adjective
    (of bird feet) having the first and fourth toes directed backward the second and third forward
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    antonyms:
    heterodactyl
    (of bird feet) having the first and second toes directed backward the third and fourth forward
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