"macrodactylic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more macrodactylic [comparative], most macrodactylic [superlative]
Etymology: macro- + Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “a finger”) + -ic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|macro|}} macro- +, {{der|en|grc|δάκτυλος||a finger}} Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “a finger”), {{suffix|en||ic}} + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} macrodactylic (comparative more macrodactylic, superlative most macrodactylic)
  1. (zoology, anatomy) Having long toes; macrodactylous. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Zoology

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