Word: zygodactylic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: zyg
o
dac
ty
lic
Definition: yoke-footed; having the toes disposed in pairs. Applied to birds which have two toes before and two behind, as the parrot, cuckoo, woodpecker, etc.
Morphemes:
Affix: zygo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: pair
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ζυγόν
Language: grc
Decoded: zugon
Meaning: yoke
Affix: dactyl
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A poetical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: δάκτυλος
Language: grc
Decoded: daktulos
Meaning: a finger
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to