polydactyl

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    of or relating to a person (or other vertebrate) having more than the normal number of digits

Word Origin

polydactyl (n.)
1894, from French polydactyle (adj.) "having more fingers and toes than is usual," from Greek polydaktylos; see poly- + dactyl. As an adjective from 1874. Related: Polydactyly; polydactylism (1868).