pentadactylicadj.
/ˌpɛntədakˈtɪlɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛn(t)əˌdækˈtɪlɪk/ Now rare.
Having five fingers or toes on each limb; pentadactylous.
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > digit > [adjective] > having specific number of
pentadactylous1717
didactylous1802
didactyl1803
pentadactyl?a1808
polydactyl1827
hexadactylous1828
tetradactyl1847
polydactylous1858
sexdigitated1868
sexdigital1875
hexadactylic1880
pentadactylic1880
the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > having separate digits > having several digits > having five digits
pentadactylous1717
pentadactyl?a1808
pentadactylic1880
1880 R. A. Proctor Rough Ways 213 A girl hexadactylic on the right side of the body, and pentadactylic on the left side.
1993 Marketing News 30 Aug. 15 Using the traditional 95% threshold for ‘significance’ (a purely arbitrary choice, probably based on our pentadactylic hands) to label results as worthwhile or not probably has resulted in untold millions of opportunities lost every year.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1880