Word: zygodactyly
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: zy
go
dac
ty
ly
Definition: The condition of having two toes facing forward and two backward, as in some birds and chameleons.
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: -y
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming diminutive nouns.