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单词 adactyl
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adactyladj.

Brit. /(ˌ)eɪˈdakt(ᵻ)l/, U.S. /ˌeɪˈdæktl/
Forms: 1800s adactyle, 1900s– adactyl.
Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French adactyle; Latin adactylus.
Etymology: < French adactyle (1792 or earlier) or its etymon post-classical Latin adactylus (1775 or earlier) < a- a- prefix6 + ancient Greek δάκτυλος finger, toe (see dactyl n.). Compare adactylous adj.
Zoology. rare.
= adactylous adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > having separate digits > without digits
adactyl1802
adactylous1842
1802 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. III. i. 308 Lizard with long body, extremely long tail, and subulated adactyle feet.
1994 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 91 13695/1 This transition between the pentadactyl to the adactyl formula went through a step of polydactyly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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