pen·ta·dac·tyl \|pentə|daktə̇l\adjective alsopen·ta·dac·ty·late\-ktələ̇t, -ktəˌlāt\ Etymology:pentadactyl from Latin pentadactylus, from Greek pentadaktylos, from penta- + daktylos finger; pentadactylate from pentadactyl + -ate : having five digits to the hand or foot or five fingerlike parts