Associations to the word «Zygodactyl»

Wiktionary

ZYGODACTYL, adjective. Having two toes pointing forward, and two pointing backward; zygodactylous.
ZYGODACTYL, noun. (ornithology) Any such bird (such as the parrot.)

Dictionary definition

ZYGODACTYL, adjective. (of bird feet) having the first and fourth toes directed backward the second and third forward.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley