interdigital

American  

[in-ter-dij-it-uhl] / ˌɪn tərˈdɪdʒ ɪt əl /

adjective

1. found between the fingers or toes of a human or animal.

2. Electronics. of or relating to a transducer composed of two sets of metallic electrodes, arrayed on a series of interlocking parallel strips.

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Example Sentences

Predatory functional morphology in raptors: interdigital variation in talon size is related to prey restraint and immobilisation technique.

From Scientific American • Dec. 18, 2012

I. Gives a view of the inner surface of the toe of a sheep, with the interdigital gland laid open. g.

From A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. by Blacklock, Ambrose

Sometimes we find syndactylism, or palmate fingers, a continuation of the interdigital skin to the second phalanx.

From Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso by Lombroso, Gina

The ulceration of the interdigital tissue may extend to the ligaments of the fetlock or produce disease of the joint or bone.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

But there are also adaptive and purely analogical homologies, such as the interdigital palmation of aquatic birds, amphibians and mammals.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell