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zygodactyly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zy-go-dacty-ly
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of having two toes facing forward and two backward, as in some birds and chameleons.

Uncountable

Etymology

From zygo- + dactyly.

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Questions

What does zygodactyly mean?
The condition of having two toes facing forward and two backward, as in some birds and chameleons.
Where does zygodactyly come from?
From zygo- + dactyly.

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