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hexadactylous

hexadactylous adjective: having six fingers or toes.

Adjective

hexadactylous (not comparable)

  1. Having six fingers or toes.

Origin of hexadactylous

From hexa- + -dactyl + -ous.

Questions about hexadactylous

What does hexadactylous mean?
Hexadactylous means having six fingers or toes.
What part of speech is hexadactylous?
Hexadactylous is an adjective.

Words near hexadactylous in the dictionary

  1. hexadactyle
  2. hexadactyles
  3. hexadactylia
  4. hexadactylic
  5. hexadactylism
  6. hexadactylous
  7. hexadactyls
  8. hexadactyly
  9. hexade
  10. hexadec-
  11. hexadeca-

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