"polydactyly" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌpɒl.ɪˈdak.tɪl.i/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpɑl.iˈdæk.təl.i/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-polydactyly.wav [Southern-England] Forms: polydactylies [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek πολυδάκτυλος (poludáktulos) + -y, from πολυ- (polu-, “many”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “fingers, toes”), equivalent to poly- + dactyly or polydactyl + -y. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|πολυδάκτυλος}} Ancient Greek πολυδάκτυλος (poludáktulos), {{suffix|en||-y}} + -y, {{affix|grc|πολυ-|δάκτυλος|nocat=1|t1=many|t2=fingers, toes}} πολυ- (polu-, “many”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “fingers, toes”), {{af|en|poly-|dactyly}} poly- + dactyly, {{af|en|polydactyl|-y}} polydactyl + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} polydactyly (plural polydactylies)
  1. (teratology) A condition in which a person or animal has more than the usual number of digits (fingers or toes) on at least one of their hands or feet. Wikipedia link: polydactyly Categories (topical): Fingers, Teratology Hyponyms: hexadactyly Derived forms: postaxial polydactyly, preaxial polydactyly, polysyndactyly Related terms: polydactyl, polydactylism, polydactylous Translations (condition): كَثْرَة اَلْأَصَابِع (alt: kaṯra(t) al-ʔaṣābiʕ) [feminine] (Arabic), polydaktylie [feminine] (Czech), polydaktylia (Finnish), Polydaktylie [feminine] (German), polydaktyli [common-gender] (Swedish)

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