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heterodactylism

heterodactylism noun: the property of being heterodactylous.

Noun

heterodactylism (uncountable)

  1. The property of being heterodactylous.
    Synonyms:
    heterodactyly

Synonyms of heterodactylism

Questions about heterodactylism

What does heterodactylism mean?
Heterodactylism means the property of being heterodactylous.
What part of speech is heterodactylism?
Heterodactylism is a noun.

Words near heterodactylism in the dictionary

  1. heterocyte
  2. heterocytes
  3. heterocytotropic
  4. heterocytous
  5. heterodactyl
  6. heterodactylism
  7. heterodactylous
  8. heterodactyly
  9. heterodecamer
  10. heterodecameric
  11. heterodecamers

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