zygodactyl

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Like all parrots, they are zygodactyl, having 4 toes on each foot - two front and two back.

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  1. adjective Having two toes projecting forward and two projecting backward, as certain climbing birds.
  2. noun A zygodactyl bird, such as a parrot.

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/zajgoʊkˈdæktɪl/
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