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adactylous

[ ey-dak-tl-uhs ]

adjective

, Zoology.
  1. having no fingers or toes.


adactylous

/ eɪˈdæktɪləs /

adjective

  1. possessing no fingers or toes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of adactylous1

First recorded in 1855–60; a- 6 + -dactylous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of adactylous1

C19: from a- 1+ dactyl + -ous

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