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Definition
2024
dactyly
dactyly
English
Noun
dactyly
(
plural
dactylies
)
(
biology
)
The number and arrangement of
digits
(fingers and toes) on the hands, feet, or sometimes wings of a
tetrapod
animal.
Derived terms
Terms derived from
dactyly
adactyly
anisodactyly
clinodactyly
didactyly
ectrodactyly
heterodactyly
hyperdactyly
hypodactyly
monodactyly
oligodactyly
pamprodactyly
pentadactyly
polydactyly
schizodactyly
syndactyly
tetradactyly
tridactyly
zygodactyly
Etymology
From
Ancient Greek
δάκτυλος
(
dáktulos
,
“
finger
”
)
, and
-y
.
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