Polydactyl

Word POLYDACTYL
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What do we mean by polydactyl?

Having more than the normal number of digits. adjective

A person or animal having more than the normal number of digits. noun

Having many digits, whether fingers or toes; exhibiting or characterized by polydactylism.

A polydactyl animal. noun

Polydactylous. adjective

Of or relating to a person (or other vertebrate) having more than the normal number of digits adjective

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word polydactyl. Define polydactyl, polydactyl synonyms, polydactyl pronunciation, polydactyl translation, English dictionary definition of polydactyl.

In animals including humans, polydactyly (or polydactylism, also known as hyperdactyly) is the anatomical abnormality of having more than the usual number of digits on the hands or feet. Must be extra appendages, like a human being born with 11+ fingers or however much outside the genetic norm. Urban Dictionary

A genetic mutation in which a Human or an Animal is bornwith more than 10 toes and/or 10 fingers Urban Dictionary

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The word "polydactyl" in example sentences

Best of all, he’s got six toes, presumably making him capable of the sort of freakish primate-like feats generally found in polydactyl cats — opening latches, picking things up, etc. Want him? ❋ Unknown (2008)

Two of the three kittens I have now are polydactyl, meaning they have six toes on their front paws. ❋ Anne Johnson (2008)

My wife and I are looking for a polydactyl in the Fort Worth, Texas area. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He is Linus Beane Thumbknuckle (he came with the Linus part attached, and it fit so well, we kept it), a three-year-old polydactyl Lynx-point "Siamese" mix. ❋ Greygirlbeast (2008)

April 15, 2010 at 10:46 am polydactyl tooties rawk! my baby katz haz a thumbz too! ❋ Unknown (2010)

Mai dadcat yewsed to habz a polydactyl kitteh, himz naem wuz Thumbs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

There are two feral toms in my area that are polydactyl and manage to pass it on every so often. ❋ Unknown (2008)

One of the guys on the Build LLC team is owned by the coolest polydactyl cat ever. ❋ Unknown (2010)

There are two photo of Linus, including a close up of his polydactyl forepaws: ❋ Greygirlbeast (2008)

September 5, 2009 at 8:06 am polydactyl cat. its a cool mutation. but the thumbs are not opposable ❋ Unknown (2009)

The cat is a polydactyl, also referred to as Hemmingways. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Suite Paws" pawprints definitely came from a polydactyl Hemingway cat. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's not that uncommon; it's actually called polydactyl. ❋ Unknown (2009)

On a more serious note, there's Ben Fountain's haunting short story "Fantasy for Eleven Fingers," which features two eponymously polydactyl characters. ❋ Matthew Guerrieri (2006)

There's the very real possibility that most poor polydactyl children had their extra fingers hacked off before they had a chance to crack open their Hanon. ❋ Matthew Guerrieri (2006)

Polly, ihaz subset uv ur polydactyl, naemly “double dactyl” vers – i leiks dem: ❋ Unknown (2008)

There are a lot of polydactyl cats on Prince Edward Island. ❋ Unknown (2008)

[My cat] has 2 extra toes on each [paw]! So being polydactyl makes you a [mutant]! Fuckin creepy! ❋ Wonderball (2009)

I and my friend are both [polydactyl] and we both have 7 fingers on each hand [and 7] toes on each foot! [That's so] cool, You're so lucky! ❋ WoAiZhongGuo (2022)

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