syndactyl

[ sin-dak-til ]
/ sɪnˈdæk tɪl /

adjective

having certain digits joined together.

noun

a syndactyl animal.

Origin of syndactyl

First recorded in 1830–40; variant of syndactylus

OTHER WORDS FROM syndactyl

syn·dac·tyl·ism [sin-dak-tuh-liz-uh m] /sɪnˈdæk təˌlɪz əm/, sin·dac·tyl·y [sin-dak-tuh-lee] /sɪnˈdæk tə li/, noun

Words nearby syndactyl

syncytial knot, syncytiotrophoblast, syncytium, synd, synd., syndactyl, syndactylia, syndactylism, syndactylous, syndactylus, syndactyly

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British Dictionary definitions for syndactylism

syndactyl
/ (sɪnˈdæktɪl) /

adjective

(of certain animals) having two or more digits growing fused together

noun

an animal with this arrangement of digits

Derived forms of syndactyl

syndactylism, noun

Medical definitions for syndactylism

syndactylism
[ sĭn-dăk′tə-lĭz′əm ]

n.

syndactyly