Definition of zygodactyl in English:
zygodactyl
adjective zɪɡə(ʊ)ˈdaktɪlˌzʌɪɡə(ʊ)ˈdaktɪlˌzaɪɡoʊˈdæktl
(of a bird's feet) having two toes pointing forward and two backward.
(鸟足)对趾的
the cuckoo's zygodactyl toes
Example sentencesExamples
- All the small zygodactyl or semizygodactyl forms, generally from Eocene deposits, are jumbled together in the family Zygodactylidae.
- Their legs are strong, and feathered in many species; they have zygodactyl raptorial feet.
- Their talons are sharp and hooked and their feet are zygodactyl with a reversible fourth toe.
- Paleogene fossils also document diverse extinct branches of the neornithine tree, ranging from large pseudotoothed seabirds to giant flightless land birds to small zygodactyl perching birds.
noun zɪɡə(ʊ)ˈdaktɪlˌzʌɪɡə(ʊ)ˈdaktɪlˌzaɪɡoʊˈdæktl
A bird with zygodactyl feet.
对趾鸟
Definition of zygodactyl in US English:
zygodactyl
adjectiveˌzaɪɡoʊˈdæktlˌzīɡōˈdaktl
(of a bird's feet) having two toes pointing forward and two backward.
(鸟足)对趾的
the cuckoo's zygodactyl toes
Example sentencesExamples
- All the small zygodactyl or semizygodactyl forms, generally from Eocene deposits, are jumbled together in the family Zygodactylidae.
- Paleogene fossils also document diverse extinct branches of the neornithine tree, ranging from large pseudotoothed seabirds to giant flightless land birds to small zygodactyl perching birds.
- Their legs are strong, and feathered in many species; they have zygodactyl raptorial feet.
- Their talons are sharp and hooked and their feet are zygodactyl with a reversible fourth toe.
nounˌzaɪɡoʊˈdæktlˌzīɡōˈdaktl
A bird with zygodactyl feet.
对趾鸟