释义 |
monodactyl, -yle, a. Zool.|mɒnəʊˈdæktɪl| [ad. Gr. µονοδάκτυλ-ος one-fingered, f. µόνο-ς mono- + δάκτυλ-ος finger. Cf. F. monodactyle.] = monodactylous.
1819G. Samouelle Entomol. Compend. 177 Monodactyle claws. 1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. III. xxviii. 48 The foot or Tarsus [of the Diptera], is almost universally monodactyle. 1852Dana Crust. ii. 1036 A monodactyle hand. 1870Flower Osteol. Mamm. xix. (1876) 319 The monodactyle foot of the Horse. |