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单词 pentadactyl
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pentadactyl

[ pen-tuh-dak-tl, -til ]
/ ˌpɛn təˈdæk tl, -tɪl /

adjective

having five digits on each hand or foot.
having five fingerlike projections or parts.

Origin of pentadactyl

1655–65; <Latin pentadactylus<Greek pentadáktylos.See penta-, -dactyl

OTHER WORDS FROM pentadactyl

pen·ta·dac·tyl·ism, noun

Words nearby pentadactyl

penta-, pentachloronitrobenzene, pentachlorophenol, pentacle, pentad, pentadactyl, pentadecagon, pentaerythritol, pentaerythritol tetranitrate, pentagon, pentagonal dodecahedron
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Example sentences from the Web for pentadactyl

  • In the former the axis of the foot remained in the middle of the third digit, as in the pentadactyl foot.

    Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3)|George John Romanes

British Dictionary definitions for pentadactyl

pentadactyl
/ (ˌpɛntəˈdæktɪl) /

adjective

(of the limbs of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals) consisting of an upper arm or thigh, a forearm or shank, and a hand or foot bearing five digits
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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