leptodactylous

[ lep-tuh-dak-tuh-luhs ]

adjective

having slender toes or fingers.

Origin of leptodactylous

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

Words Nearby leptodactylous

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How to use leptodactylous in a sentence

The third group is leptodactylous; foot usually small, but sometimes of medium size.
Remarks on some fossil impressions in the sandstone rocks of Connecticut River | John Collins Warren
It is leptodactylous, and remarkable for the length of the middle toe.
Remarks on some fossil impressions in the sandstone rocks of Connecticut River | John Collins Warren

British Dictionary definitions for leptodactylous

leptodactylous

/ (ˌlɛptəʊˈdæktɪləs) /

adjective

zoology having slender digits

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