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leptodactylous

[ lep-tuh-dak-tuh-luhs ]

adjective

  1. having slender toes or fingers.


leptodactylous

/ ˌlɛptəʊˈdæktɪləs /

adjective

  1. zoology having slender digits
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of leptodactylous1

First recorded in 1860–65; lepto- + -dactylous
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Example Sentences

The third group is leptodactylous; foot usually small, but sometimes of medium size.

It is leptodactylous, and remarkable for the length of the middle toe.

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