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schizodactyly

schizodactyly noun: a primate term for grasping and clinging with the second and third digit fingers, instead of the thumb and second digit.

Noun

schizodactyly (uncountable)

  1. A primate term for grasping and clinging with the second and third digit fingers, instead of the thumb and second digit.

Origin of schizodactyly

From schizo- + dactyly.

Questions about schizodactyly

What does schizodactyly mean?
Schizodactyly means a primate term for grasping and clinging with the second and third digit fingers, instead of the thumb and second digit.
What part of speech is schizodactyly?
Schizodactyly is a noun.

Words near schizodactyly in the dictionary

  1. schizocytes
  2. schizocytosis
  3. schizodactylid
  4. schizodactylids
  5. schizodactylous
  6. schizodactyly
  7. schizodeme
  8. schizodepressed
  9. schizodepression
  10. schizodepressive
  11. schizodont

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