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单词 tridactyl
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Definition of tridactyl in English:

tridactyl

adjective trʌɪˈdaktɪltrīˈdaktl
Zoology
  • (of a vertebrate limb) having three toes or fingers.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Podokesaurid (= Coelophysid) theropods are indicated by the presence of numerous small to medium-large sized tridactyl footprints (Grallator and larger forms).
    • The foot is functionally tridactyl, with digits II - IV bound together and largely functioning as a single unit.
    • In the foot, the fifth toe was reduced to a single metatarsal, and the first toe was reduced and raised off the ground, leaving a functionally tridactyl foot.
    • Ornithopod prints are nearly always tridactyl with three stout and broadly spreading toes so that the resulting footprint has the outline of a trefoil.

Derivatives

    Origin

    Early 19th century: from tri- 'three' + Greek daktulos 'finger'.

     
     

    Definition of tridactyl in US English:

    tridactyl

    adjectivetrīˈdaktl
    Zoology
    • (of a vertebrate limb) having three toes or fingers.

      Example sentencesExamples
      • In the foot, the fifth toe was reduced to a single metatarsal, and the first toe was reduced and raised off the ground, leaving a functionally tridactyl foot.
      • Ornithopod prints are nearly always tridactyl with three stout and broadly spreading toes so that the resulting footprint has the outline of a trefoil.
      • The foot is functionally tridactyl, with digits II - IV bound together and largely functioning as a single unit.
      • Podokesaurid (= Coelophysid) theropods are indicated by the presence of numerous small to medium-large sized tridactyl footprints (Grallator and larger forms).

    Origin

    Early 19th century: from tri- ‘three’ + Greek daktulos ‘finger’.

     
     
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