syndactyl

[ sin-dak-til ]

/ sɪnˈdæk tɪl /

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adjective

having certain digits joined together.

noun

a syndactyl animal.

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Origin of syndactyl

First recorded in 1830–40; variant of syndactylus

OTHER WORDS FROM syndactyl

syn·dac·tyl·ism

[sin-dak-tuh-liz-uhm], /sɪnˈdæk təˌlɪz əm/, sin·dac·tyl·y

[sin-dak-tuh-lee], /sɪnˈdæk tə li/, noun

Words nearby syndactyl

syncretism, syncretize, syncrisis, syncytium, synd., syndactyl, syndactylus, syndemic, synderesis, syndesis, syndesmectomy

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How to use syndactyl in a sentence

About 22 per cent of their offspring are syndactyl—a rather higher proportion than we have found before.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl|Charles Benedict Davenport
The former give 17 per cent syndactyl offspring, the latter none at all (in 56 individuals).
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl|Charles Benedict Davenport

British Dictionary definitions for syndactyl

syndactyl

/ (sɪnˈdæktɪl) /

adjective

(of certain animals) having two or more digits growing fused together

noun

an animal with this arrangement of digits

Derived forms of syndactyl

syndactylism, noun

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