syndactylous

English

Alternative forms

syndactylic

Etymology

Adjective

syndactylous (not comparable)

(zoology) Having the toes firmly joined together for a long distance, and not webbed
Kingfishers are syndactylous.

syndactylous cattle

syndactylous cow
(zoology, of toes) firmly joined together for a long distance, but not webbed
syndactylous digits

Derived terms

Translations

having toes united for some distance

Finnish: syndaktylinen, yhdysvarpainen

See also

gressorial

References

“syndactylous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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