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BRACHYDACTYLIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does brachydactylic mean? 

BRACHYDACTYLIC (adjective)
  The adjective BRACHYDACTYLIC has 1 sense:

1. having abnormally short finger or toesplay

  Familiarity information: BRACHYDACTYLIC used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BRACHYDACTYLIC (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Having abnormally short finger or toes

Synonyms:

brachydactylic; brachydactylous

Similar:

abnormal; unnatural (not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm)

Derivation:

brachydactyly (abnormal shortness of fingers and toes)


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