pol·y·dac·tyl (p l  -d k t l) also pol·y·dac·ty·lous (-t-ls) Biology adj. Having more than the normal number of digits. n. A person or an animal having more than the normal number of digits. pol y·dactyl·ism, poly·dacty·ly n. |
polydactyl [ˌpɒlɪˈdæktɪl]
adj also polydactylous
(Medicine / Pathology) (of man and other vertebrates) having more than the normal number of digits
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a human or other vertebrate having more than the normal number of digits
[via French from Greek poludactulos many-toed; see dactyl]
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| Adj. | 1. | polydactyl - of or relating to a person (or other vertebrate) having more than the normal number of digits biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms |
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