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tetradactyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tetradactyl
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having four digits on a limb.

noun

Any animal having four digits on a limb.

Etymology

From tetra- + Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tetradactyls (plural)

Derived Forms

tetradactyly

Questions

What does tetradactyl mean?
Having four digits on a limb.
Where does tetradactyl come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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