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syndactyl definition

syn·dac·tyl or syndactyle syn·dac′·tyle (sin dak′təl)

adjective

having two or more digits united, as by webbing

Etymology: Fr syndactyle < Gr syn-, together + daktylos, finger, toe: see dactyl

noun

a syndactyl mammal or bird

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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