polydactyl
pronunciation
How to pronounce polydactyl in British English: UK [pɒlɪ'dæktɪl]
How to pronounce polydactyl in American English: US [ˌpɒli'dæktəl]
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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).