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syndactyl
[ sin-dak-til ]
adjective
- having certain digits joined together.
noun
- a syndactyl animal.
syndactyl
/ sɪnˈdæktɪl /
adjective
- (of certain animals) having two or more digits growing fused together
noun
- an animal with this arrangement of digits
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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.
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The former give 17 per cent syndactyl offspring, the latter none at all (in 56 individuals).
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