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monodactyly

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mon⋅o⋅dac⋅ty⋅lous

  [mon-uh-dak-tl-uhs]
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–adjective Zoology.
having only one digit or claw.
Also, mon⋅o⋅dac⋅tyl.

Origin:
1820–30; < Gk monodáktylos one-fingered, one-toed. See mono-, -dactylous

Related forms:
mon⋅o⋅dac⋅tyl⋅ism, mon⋅o⋅dac⋅ty⋅ly, noun
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monodactyly mon·o·dac·ty·ly (mŏn'ō-dāk'tə-lē)
n.
The presence of a single finger on the hand or a single toe on the foot.

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