Polydactyl

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A polydactylous animal.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Polydactylous. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to a person (or other vertebrate) having more than the normal number of digits wordnet

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολυδάκτυλος (poludáktulos), equivalent to poly- + -dactyl.

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