polymelian.
/ˌpɒlɪˈmiːlɪə/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈmiljə/, /ˌpɑliˈmiliə/ Medicine and Zoology.
The congenital condition of having one or more supernumerary limbs; an instance of this.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Polymelia, same as polymely.
1942 H. Klüver in R. G. Bernreuter et al. Stud. Personality x. 183 As regards polyopia, its counterpart is found, for example, in a ‘polymelia’ of the fingers or of the arms. The subject may feel several arms growing out of his shoulder.
1965 Q. Rev. Biol. 40 21/2 The hind limbs [of irradiated tadpoles] exhibited edema, polydactyly, and polymelia.
1976 Amer. Naturalist 110 1093 There may be other examples [of macromutations] similar to polymelia, suggesting that some discontinuous evolution may occur.
2001 Jrnl. Vet. Med. Sci. 63 1161 Polymelia with two extra forelimbs at the right scapular region in a male Korean native calf.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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