Term: zygodactyl or zygodactylous
Literally meaning: “paired toes”
Origin: Anc Greek
ζυγός/zygos(=yoke, the joining between two, double, even)
+δάκτυλος/dactylos(=finger) > δείκτης/deictes(=index finger)
Coined/History
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Definition
Zygodactyl is referred to birds having two toes forward and two backward.
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