monodactylous
or mon·o·dac·tyl
[ mon-uh-dak-tl-uh s or mon-uh-dak-tl ]
/ ˌmɒn əˈdæk tl əs or ˌmɒn əˈdæk tl /
adjective Zoology.
having only one digit or claw.
Origin of monodactylous
First recorded in 1820–30,
monodactylous is from the Greek word
monodáktylos one-fingered, one-toed. See
mono-,
-dactylous
OTHER WORDS FROM monodactylous
mon·o·dac·tyl·ism, mon·o·dac·ty·ly, nounWords nearby monodactylous
monocytic leukemia,
monocytic leukocytosis,
monocytopenia,
monocytosis,
monod,
monodactylous,
monodactyly,
monodermoma,
monodic,
monodiplopia,
monodisperse
British Dictionary definitions for monodactyly
monodactylous
/ (ˌmɒnəʊˈdæktɪləs) /
adjective
(of certain animals) having a single functional digit
Medical definitions for monodactyly
monodactyly
[ mŏn′ō-dăk′tə-lē ]
n.
The presence of a single finger on the hand or a single toe on the foot.