polydactyly

pol y dac ty ly |ˌpäliˈdaktəlē ˌpɑlɪˈdæktəli | ▶noun a condition in which a person or animal has more than five fingers or toes on one, or on each, hand or foot. DERIVATIVES pol y dac tyl adjective & noun ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek poludaktulos (from polu- ‘many ’ + daktulos ‘finger ’) + -y 3 .

polydactyly

polydactyly |ˌpɒlɪˈdaktɪli | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a condition in which a person or animal has more than five fingers or toes on one, or on each, hand or foot. DERIVATIVES polydactyl adjective & noun ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek poludaktulos (from polu- ‘many ’ + daktulos ‘finger ’) + -y 3 .