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tridactyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tri-dactyl
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having three digits on a limb.

adj

Composed of three movable parts attached to a common base.

noun

Any animal having three digits on a limb.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tridactyls (plural)

Derived Forms

tridactyly

Questions

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

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