polydactyl


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polydactyl

pol·y·dac·tyl

(pŏl′ē-dăk′təl) Biology
adj. also pol·y·dac·ty·lous (-tə-ləs)
Having more than the normal number of digits.
n.
A person or animal having more than the normal number of digits.

pol′y·dac′tyl·ism, pol′y·dac′ty·ly n.
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polydactyl

(ˌpɒlɪˈdæktɪl)
adj
(Pathology) (of man and other vertebrates) having more than the normal number of digits
n
(Pathology) a human or other vertebrate having more than the normal number of digits
[C19: via French from Greek poludactulos many-toed; see dactyl]
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pol•y•dac•tyl

(ˌpɒl iˈdæk tɪl)

adj. Also, pol`y•dac′tyl•ous.
1. having many or several digits.
2. having more than the normal number of fingers or toes.
n.
3. a polydactyl animal.
[1860–65; < Greek polydáktylos. See poly-, -dactyl]
pol`y•dac′ty•ly, pol`y•dac′tyl•ism, n.
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Adj. 1. polydactyl - of or relating to a person (or other vertebrate) having more than the normal number of digits
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
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