pentadactylousadj.
/ˌpɛntəˈdaktᵻləs/, /ˌpɛntəˈdaktl̩əs/, U.S. /ˌpɛn(t)əˈdæktələs/ Chiefly Zoology.
Having five fingers or toes on each limb; pentadactyl.
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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
the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Echinodermata > [adjective] > of, belonging to, or characteristic of Asteroidea > of parts of > having five digits
pentadactylous1717
1717 Philos. Trans. 1714–16 (Royal Soc.) 29 480 This appear'd to me a-kin to..the Stellæ Marinæ, being Triangular, and sometimes Pentadactylous.
?a1808 Universal Syst. Nat. Hist. XII. 161 The fore feet tetradactylous; the hind feet pentadactylous and webbed.
1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 830/1 The human foot, therefore, is a pentadactylous, plantigrade foot.
1908 Science 20 Mar. 451/1 In the foot of a typical pentadactylous mammal there are eleven walking pads, surrounded by folds of skin.
2002 Nature 4 July 75/2 The pes of Pederpes shows an adaptation otherwise known only in pentadactylous forms.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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