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Definition of: zygodactyl
(zī'gō·dak'til) Zool. adjective
Having paired toes, one pair directed forward and the other pair backward, as in parrots and woodpeckers.
—noun A zygodactyl bird. [<ZYGO- + Gk. daktylos a finger]
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