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tridactyl

tridactyl adjective: having three digits on a limb.

Adjective

tridactyl (not comparable)

  1. Having three digits on a limb.
  2. Composed of three movable parts attached to a common base.

Noun

tridactyl (plural tridactyls)

  1. Any animal having three digits on a limb.

Forms of tridactyl

pluraltridactyls

Origin of tridactyl

From tri- + Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”).

Words formed from tridactyl

Questions about tridactyl

What does tridactyl mean?
Tridactyl means having three digits on a limb.
What part of speech is tridactyl?
Tridactyl can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near tridactyl in the dictionary

  1. tridacnas
  2. tridacnid
  3. tridacnids
  4. tridacnine
  5. tridacnines
  6. tridactyl
  7. tridactyle
  8. tridactylid
  9. tridactylids
  10. tridactylous
  11. tridactyls

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