noun · countable / uncountable · rare

polydactyly

pol·y·dac·tyl·y

polydactyly · polydactylies

Polydaktylie

A congenital condition in which a person or animal has more than the usual number of…A congenital condition in which a person or animal has more than the usual number of digits (fingers or toes) on at least one of the hands or feet.

UK/ˌpɒl.ɪˈdak.tɪl.i/US/ˌpɑl.iˈdæk.təl.i/

Meaning

1 senses

(countable, uncountable)A congenital condition in which a person or animal has more than the usual number of digits (fingers or toes) on at least one of the hands or feet.
Polydaktylie
birth defect characterized by the presence of more than the normal number of fingers or toes

Translations

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Deutsch

By meaning 1

condition of having more than the usual number of digits:

Origin

From Ancient Greek πολυδάκτυλος (poludáktulos) + -y, from πολυ- (polu-, “many”) + δάκτυλος

From Ancient Greek πολυδάκτυλος (poludáktulos) + -y, from πολυ- (polu-, “many”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “digits”), equivalent to poly- + dactyly or polydactyl + -y.^((Etymology 3))

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