monodactylous
[ mon-uh-dak-tl-uhs ]
adjectiveZoology.
having only one digit or claw.
Origin of monodactylous
1First recorded in 1820–30, monodactylous is from the Greek word monodáktylos one-fingered, one-toed. See mono-, -dactylous
- Also mon·o·dac·tyl [mon-uh-dak-tl] /ˌmɒn əˈdæk tl/ .
Other words from monodactylous
- mon·o·dac·tyl·ism, mon·o·dac·ty·ly, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for monodactylous
monodactylous
/ (ˌmɒnəʊˈdæktɪləs) /
adjective
(of certain animals) having a single functional digit
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