Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An animal, especially a bird or mammal, that has two or more fused digits.
- adjective Of, relating to, or characterized by syndactyly.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the digits more or less united.
- noun A syndactyl person, mammal, or bird.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl. & Med.) Having two or more digits wholly or partly united. See
syndactylism .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French syndactyle : Greek sun-, syn- + Greek daktulos, finger, toe.]
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reesetee commented on the word syndactyl
An animal's foot (especially a bird or mammal) with two or more fused digits.
May 21, 2008