syndactyl

[ sin-dak-til ]

adjective
  1. having certain digits joined together.

noun
  1. a syndactyl animal.

Origin of syndactyl

1
First 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
  1. (of certain animals) having two or more digits growing fused together

noun
  1. an animal with this arrangement of digits

Derived forms of syndactyl

  • syndactylism, noun

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