tridactyl

[trahy-dak-til]

adjective Zoology.

having three fingers or toes, as certain reptiles.

Origin of tridactyl

First recorded in 1805–15; tri- + -dactyl

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British Dictionary definitions for tridactyl

tridactyl

tridactylous

adjective

having three digits on one hand or foot

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