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polydactyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
poly-dactyl
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Polydactylous.

noun

A polydactylous animal.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολυδάκτυλος (poludáktulos), equivalent to poly- + -dactyl.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: πολυδάκτυλος

Inflected Forms

polydactyls (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

polydactyly polydactylism

Synonyms

polydactylous

Questions

What does polydactyl mean?
Polydactylous.
Where does polydactyl come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce polydactyl

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