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POLYDACTYL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does polydactyl mean?
• POLYDACTYL (adjective)
The adjective POLYDACTYL has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to a person (or other vertebrate) having more than the normal number of digits
Familiarity information: POLYDACTYL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to a person (or other vertebrate) having more than the normal number of digits
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
polydactyl; polydactylous
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Pertainym:
dactyl (a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates)
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