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pentadactylism

pentadactylism noun: pentadactyly.

Noun

pentadactylism (uncountable)

  1. pentadactyly

Origin of pentadactylism

From pentadactyl + -ism.

Questions about pentadactylism

What does pentadactylism mean?
Pentadactylism means pentadactyly.
What part of speech is pentadactylism?
Pentadactylism is a noun.

Words near pentadactylism in the dictionary

  1. pentacylindrical
  2. pentad
  3. pentadactyl
  4. pentadactyle
  5. pentadactylic
  6. pentadactylism
  7. pentadactyloid
  8. pentadactylous
  9. pentadactyly
  10. pentadal
  11. pentadec-

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