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monodactylous, a. Zool.|mɒnəʊˈdæktɪləs|
[f. monodactyl + -ous.]
Having only one finger, toe, or claw. In Crustacea = subchelate.
1828–32in Webster. 1841Penny Cycl. 421/1 The last three pairs [of feet] are monodactylous. 1856–8W. Clark Van der Hoeven's Zool. I. 671 Hippoidea.—First pair of feet monodactylous or subchelate. 1881Nature 29 Sept. 527/2 A link..between our modern monodactylous horse and its three-toed ancestor. |