zygodactyl foot

/ˈzaɪgoʊˌdæktl fʊt/
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Definitions of zygodactyl foot
  1. noun
    a bird's foot having the first and fourth toes of each foot directed backward and the second and third forward
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    antonyms:
    heterodactyl foot
    a bird's foot having the first and second toes of each foot directed backward and the third and fourth forward
    type of:
    bird's foot
    the foot of a bird
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