syndactyl
[ sin-dak-til ]
adjective
having certain digits joined together.
noun
a syndactyl animal.
Origin of syndactyl
1First recorded in 1830–40; variant of syndactylus
Other words from syndactyl
- syn·dac·tyl·ism [sin-dak-tuh-liz-uhm], /sɪnˈdæk təˌlɪz əm/, sin·dac·tyl·y [sin-dak-tuh-lee], /sɪnˈdæk tə li/, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for syndactyl
syndactyl
/ (sɪnˈdæktɪl) /
adjective
(of certain animals) having two or more digits growing fused together
noun
an animal with this arrangement of digits
Derived forms of syndactyl
- syndactylism, noun
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