syndactyl

[sin-dak-til]

adjective

having certain digits joined together.

noun

a syndactyl animal.

Origin of syndactyl

First recorded in 1830–40; variant of syndactylus

Related formssyn·dac·tyl·ism

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

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

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Examples from the Web for syndactyl

Historical Examples of syndactyl

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

British Dictionary definitions for syndactyl

syndactyl

adjective

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

noun

an animal with this arrangement of digits

Derived Formssyndactylism, noun

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