syndactylus

[ sin-dak-tuh-luhs ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

, plural syn·dac·ty·li [sin-, dak, -t, uh, -lahy, -lee].

1. a person having united or webbed fingers or toes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of syndactylus¹

< New Latin, noun use of the adj.: having webbed digits; syn-, -dactylous

Example Sentences

A young gibbon (Hylobates syndactylus) in a passion has been described as behaving in almost exactly the same manner.

From Project Gutenberg

It is clear that in the first place we may distinguish the Siamang, H. syndactylus, which indeed some regard as a separate genus.

From Project Gutenberg

It was with difficulty distinguished from H. syndactylus, except from its size and the presence of the white superciliary band.

From Project Gutenberg