Zygodactylic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Zygodactylic \Zyg`o*dac"ty*lic\, Zygodactylous
  \Zyg`o*dac"tyl*ous\ (?; 277), a. [Gr. zygo`n a yoke, pair + ?
     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.


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