DACTYLOUS

Meaning of DACTYLOUS in English

ˈdaktə̇ləs adjective

Etymology: New Latin dactylus

: of or relating to a dactylus

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-DACTYLOUS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective combining form Etymology: Greek -daktylos, from daktylos finger, toe : having (such or so many) fingers or toes …
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-DACTYLOUS — a combining form meaning "fingered, possessing fingers," or "toed, possessing toes," used to form compound words in which the initial …
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-DACTYLOUS — -dactylous BrE AmE ˈdækt ɪl əs - ə l- ▷ — polydactylous ˌpɒl i ˈdækt ɪl əs ◂ - ə …
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ZYGODACTYL — I. |zīgō|daktə̇l, |zig- adjective or zy·go·dac·ty·lous -tələs ; also zy·go·dac·tyle -tə̇l Etymology: zygodactyl, zygodactyle International Scientific Vocabulary zyg- + dactyl; …
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PAMPRODACTYL — I. |pamprō+ adjective or pam·pro·dactylous “+ Etymology: pam- + pro- + dactyl or dactylous : having the toes turned forward …
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LEPTODACTYL — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|dakt ə l adjective Etymology: New Latin leptodactylus, from lept- + -dactylus (from Greek -daktylos -dactylous : leptodactylous II. …
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POLYDACTYLOUS — -_ləs adjective Etymology: poly- + -dactylous : polydactyl
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POLY- — combining form Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek, from polys; akin to Latin plenus full — more at full …
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PLATYDACTYL — adjective also platy·dactyle |plad.ē+ ; or platy·dacty·lous “+ Etymology: platydactyl from platy- + dactyl; platydactyle from platy- + Greek daktylos …
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MICR- — combining form or micro- Etymology: Middle English micro-, from Latin, from Greek mikr-, mikro-, from mikros, smikros small, short; akin …
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LEPTODACTYLOUS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|daktələs adjective Etymology: lept- + -dactylous : having slender toes leptodactylous birds
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HETERODACTYLOUS — -tələs adjective Etymology: heter- + -dactylous : having the first and second toes turned backward trogons are heterodactylous
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DISCODACTYLOUS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|daktələs adjective Etymology: disc- + -dactylous : having sucking disks on the toes (as the tree frogs)
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DIDACTYL — adjective or di·dac·tyle (ˈ)dī|daktə̇l ; also di·dac·ty·lous -tələs Etymology: di- + -dactyl, -dactyle, -dactylous (from Greek daktylos finger) : having …
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BRACHYDACTYLOUS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_ləs adjective Etymology: brachy- + -dactylous : of or relating to brachydactyly
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BIDACTYL — (ˈ)bī|daktə̇l adjective or bi·dac·tyle “, -ˌtīl ; also bi·dac·ty·lous -|daktələs Etymology: bidactyl & bidactyle from French bidactyle, from bi- bi- …
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ANISODACTYLOUS — -|daktələs adjective Etymology: anis- (I) + -dactylous : having unequal toes — used especially of passerine and picarian birds having …
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ADACTYLOUS — (ˈ)ā|daktələs adjective Etymology: a- (II) + -dactylous 1. : without fingers or without toes 2. : without claws on the …
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PTERODACTYL — — pterodactylic, pterodactylous , adj. — pterodactylid , adj. , n. — pterodactyloid , adj. /ter'euh dak"til/ , n. any …
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PERISSODACTYL — — perissodactylous , adj. /peuh ris'oh dak"til/ , adj. 1. having an uneven number of toes or digits on each …
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PAMPRODACTYLOUS — — pamprodactylism , n. /pam'proh dak"teuh leuhs/ , adj. Ornith. having all four toes directed forward, as in swifts and …
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MONODACTYLOUS — — monodactylism, monodactyly , n. /mon'euh dak"tl euhs/ , adj. Zool. having only one digit or claw. Also, monodactyl . …
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LEPTODACTYLOUS — /lep'teuh dak"teuh leuhs/ , adj. having slender toes or fingers. [ 1860-65; LEPTO- + -DACTYLOUS ]
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HETERODACTYLOUS — /het'euh roh dak"teuh leuhs/ , adj. Ornith. having the first and fourth toes directed backward, and the second and third …
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-DACTYL — var. of -dactylous , esp. with nouns: pterodactyl.
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ANISODACTYLOUS — /an uy'seuh dak"tl euhs, an'uy-/ , adj. 1. Zool. having the toes unlike, or unequal in number. 2. Ornith. having …
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ADACTYLOUS — /ay dak"tl euhs/ , adj. Zool. having no fingers or toes. [ 1855-60; A- 6 + -DACTYLOUS ]
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