interdigital

American  

[in-ter-dij-it-uhl] / ˌɪn tərˈdɪdʒ ɪt əl /

adjective

1. found between the fingers or toes of a human or animal.

2. Electronics. of or relating to a transducer composed of two sets of metallic electrodes, arrayed on a series of interlocking parallel strips.

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Example Sentences

Predatory functional morphology in raptors: interdigital variation in talon size is related to prey restraint and immobilisation technique.

From Scientific American • Dec. 18, 2012

But there are also adaptive and purely analogical homologies, such as the interdigital palmation of aquatic birds, amphibians and mammals.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

I. Gives a view of the inner surface of the toe of a sheep, with the interdigital gland laid open. g.

From A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. by Blacklock, Ambrose

Sometimes we find syndactylism, or palmate fingers, a continuation of the interdigital skin to the second phalanx.

From Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso by Lombroso, Gina

View of the interdigital gland; g. the gland; d. the duct leading from it.

From A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. by Blacklock, Ambrose