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

All the feet have five well-developed claws with the toes on the hind-feet subequal, the first and fifth not greatly exceeding the others in length, the interdigital membrane not extending beyond them.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various

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 strong feet terminate in four very long toes deprived at the interdigital membrane observed in most of the Ciconid�.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 by Various

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