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syndactyl

[ sin-dak-til ]

adjective

  1. having certain digits joined together.


noun

  1. a syndactyl animal.

syndactyl

/ sɪnˈdæktɪl /

adjective

  1. (of certain animals) having two or more digits growing fused together
“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


noun

  1. an animal with this arrangement of digits
“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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Derived Forms

  • synˈdactylism, noun
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Other Words From

  • syn·dac·tyl·ism [sin-, dak, -t, uh, -liz-, uh, m], sin·dac·tyl·y [sin-, dak, -t, uh, -lee], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of syndactyl1

First recorded in 1830–40; variant of syndactylus
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Example Sentences

About 22 per cent of their offspring are syndactyl—a rather higher proportion than we have found before.

The former give 17 per cent syndactyl offspring, the latter none at all (in 56 individuals).

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