| ANISODACTYL | • anisodactyl adj. Characterized by anisodactyly. • ANISODACTYL n. a bird having the first toe directed backwards and the other three toes directed forwards. |
| ARTIODACTYL | • artiodactyl n. (Zoology) Any ungulate mammal with an even number of toes and belonging to the Artiodactyla, including… • ARTIODACTYL n. an animal having an even number of toes on each foot, such as pig, camel, cattle, deer. |
| DACTYLOGRAM | • dactylogram n. A fingerprint. • DACTYLOGRAM n. a fingerprint. |
| DACTYLOLOGY | • dactylology n. The use of the fingers and hands to communicate ideas, especially by the deaf. • DACTYLOLOGY n. the study of sign language. |
| DIDACTYLISM | • didactylism n. (Anatomy) The condition of having only two fingers on a hand, or only two toes on a foot. • DIDACTYLISM n. having twelve fingers. |
| DIDACTYLOUS | • didactylous adj. (Zoology) Having only two digits; two-toed. • DIDACTYLOUS adj. having twelve fingers. |
| HYPERDACTYL | • HYPERDACTYL adj. having more than five fingers or toes. |
| LEPTODACTYL | • leptodactyl adj. (Zoology) Having small or slender toes. • LEPTODACTYL n. a bird or other animal with long slender toes. |
| MACRODACTYL | • macrodactyl n. One of a group of wading birds (Macrodactyli) having very long toes. • MACRODACTYL n. one of a group of wading birds. |
| PACHYDACTYL | • PACHYDACTYL adj. having thick digits, also PACHYDACTYLOUS. |
| PENTADACTYL | • pentadactyl adj. (Anatomy) Having five digits on a limb. • PENTADACTYL adj. having five fingers or toes to each hand or foot, also PENTADACTYLIC, PENTADACTYLOUS. • PENTADACTYL n. a pentadactyl animal, also PENTADACTYLE. |
| POLYDACTYLS | • polydactyls n. Plural of polydactyl. • POLYDACTYL n. someone having too many fingers or toes. |
| POLYDACTYLY | • polydactyly n. (Teratology) A condition in which a person or animal has more than the usual number of digits (fingers… • POLYDACTYLY n. the state of being polydactyl, having too many fingers or toes. |
| PTERODACTYL | • pterodactyl n. (Paleontology) A pterosaur in the genus Pterodactylus. • pterodactyl n. (Informal) Any pterosaur. • PTERODACTYL n. any of various pterosaurs of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition, also PTERODACTYLE. |
| TETRADACTYL | • tetradactyl adj. (Anatomy) Having four digits on a limb. • tetradactyl n. Any animal having four digits on a limb. • TETRADACTYL n. a four-toed animal. |
| ZYGODACTYLS | • zygodactyls n. Plural of zygodactyl. • ZYGODACTYL n. a bird, such as a woodpecker, having such toes. |