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

From Scientific American ● Dec. 18, 2012

Bill long as head, lamellæ exposed along projecting edge of upper mandible; tail of sixteen feathers, short and rounded; hind toe very small, outer shorter than third, centre rather long; interdigital membrane emarginate.

From British Birds in their Haunts by Rev. C. A. Johns

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 Ambrose Blacklock

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 Gina Lombroso

The ulceration of the interdigital tissue may extend to the ligaments of the fetlock or produce disease of the joint or bone.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

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