monodactyladj.n.

Brit.

/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈdakt(ᵻ)l/, U.S.

/ˌmɑnəˈdæktl/

Forms: 1800s monodactyle, 1800s– monodactyl.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mono- comb. form, -dactyl comb. form.

Etymology: < mono- comb. form + -dactyl comb. form. Compare Hellenistic Greek μονοδάκτυλος one-toed. Compare didactyl adj.With use as noun, compare French monodactyle, name given to animals of the horse family and to a type of fish (1868 in Littré).

Zoology and (now chiefly) Palaeontology.

A. adj.

= monodactylous adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > having separate digits > having one digit or claw

monodactyl1819

monodactylous1832

monodactylate1902

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [adjective] > of parts of > having a subchela

monodactyl1819

subcheliform1836

monodactylous1841

subchelate1852

1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 177 Monodactyle claws.

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxviii. 48 The foot or Tarsus [of the Diptera], is almost universally monodactyle.

1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. II ii. 1036 A monodactyle hand.

1870 W. H. Flower Introd. Osteol. Mammalia (1876) xix. 319 The monodactyle foot of the Horse.

1903 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 195 137 The almost complete geological sequence from the pentadactyl early horses to the monodactyl horses of the present day.

1968 A. S. Romer Procession of Life xvi. 252 In the equids the front foot, like the hind, eventually became monodactyl.

1995 Bull. Amer. Museum Nat. Hist. No. 225. 1 Comparative osteology..emphasizes how different they are from the living gray kangaroo, especially in their short, deep skulls..and the virtually monodactyl hind feet.

†B. n.

A monodactylous animal. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1855 Ladies' Repository Jan. 28/1 If the monodactyl, or one-toed bird, existed, it would certainly belong to this order [sc. ratites].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monodactyl
释义	monodactyladj.n. Brit. /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈdakt(ᵻ)l/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈdæktl/ Forms: 1800s monodactyle, 1800s– monodactyl. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mono- comb. form, -dactyl comb. form. Etymology: < mono- comb. form + -dactyl comb. form. Compare Hellenistic Greek μονοδάκτυλος one-toed. Compare didactyl adj.With use as noun, compare French monodactyle, name given to animals of the horse family and to a type of fish (1868 in Littré). Zoology and (now chiefly) Palaeontology. A. adj. = monodactylous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > having separate digits > having one digit or claw monodactyl1819 monodactylous1832 monodactylate1902 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [adjective] > of parts of > having a subchela monodactyl1819 subcheliform1836 monodactylous1841 subchelate1852 1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 177 Monodactyle claws. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxviii. 48 The foot or Tarsus [of the Diptera], is almost universally monodactyle. 1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. II ii. 1036 A monodactyle hand. 1870 W. H. Flower Introd. Osteol. Mammalia (1876) xix. 319 The monodactyle foot of the Horse. 1903 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 195 137 The almost complete geological sequence from the pentadactyl early horses to the monodactyl horses of the present day. 1968 A. S. Romer Procession of Life xvi. 252 In the equids the front foot, like the hind, eventually became monodactyl. 1995 Bull. Amer. Museum Nat. Hist. No. 225. 1 Comparative osteology..emphasizes how different they are from the living gray kangaroo, especially in their short, deep skulls..and the virtually monodactyl hind feet. †B. n. A monodactylous animal. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1855 Ladies' Repository Jan. 28/1 If the monodactyl, or one-toed bird, existed, it would certainly belong to this order [sc. ratites]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1819
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