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Definition of polydactyl - 5 dictionary results

pol⋅y⋅dac⋅tyl

  [pol-ee-dak-til]
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–adjective Also, pol⋅y⋅dac⋅tyl⋅ous.
1. having many or several digits.
2. having more than the normal number of fingers or toes.
–noun
3. a polydactyl animal.
Origin:
1860–65; < Gk polydáktylos. See poly-, -dactyl
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pol·y·dac·tyl   (pŏl'ē-dāk'təl)   
adj.  Having more than the normal number of digits.
n.  A person or an animal having more than the normal number of digits.
pol'y·dac'tyl·ism, pol'y·dac'ty·ly n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1poly·dac·tyl
Pronunciation: "päl-i-'dak-t&l
Function: adjective
: characterized by polydactyly<polydactyl strains of guinea pigs —Genetics>; also : being a gene that determines polydactyly

Main Entry: 2polydactyl
Function: noun
: one having more than the normal number of toes or fingers
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polydactyl pol·y·dac·tyl (pŏl'ē-dāk'təl) or pol·y·dac·ty·lous (-tə-ləs)
adj.
Having more than the normal number of digits on a hand or foot.

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