pentadactyl

[ pen-tuh-dak-tl, -til ]

/ ˌpɛn təˈdæk tl, -tɪl /

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adjective

having five digits on each hand or foot.

having five fingerlike projections or parts.

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Origin of pentadactyl

1655–65; <Latin pentadactylus<Greek pentadáktylos.See penta-, -dactyl

OTHER WORDS FROM pentadactyl

pen·ta·dac·tyl·ism, noun

Words nearby pentadactyl

penta-, pentachloronitrobenzene, pentachlorophenol, pentacle, pentad, pentadactyl, pentadecagon, pentaerythritol, pentaerythritol tetranitrate, pentagon, pentagonal dodecahedron

How to use pentadactyl in a sentence

In the former the axis of the foot remained in the middle of the third digit, as in the pentadactyl foot.
Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3)|George John Romanes

British Dictionary definitions for pentadactyl

pentadactyl

/ (ˌpɛntəˈdæktɪl) /

adjective

(of the limbs of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals) consisting of an upper arm or thigh, a forearm or shank, and a hand or foot bearing five digits

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