syndactylous

English

Alternative forms

• syndactylic

Etymology

Ancient Greek

Adjective

syndactylous (not comparable)

1. (zoology) Having the toes firmly joined together for a long distance, and not webbed

   Kingfishers are syndactylous.

   syndactylous cattle

   syndactylous cow

2. (zoology, of toes) firmly joined together for a long distance, but not webbed

   syndactylous digits

Derived terms

• syndactyle
• syndactyly

Translations

having toes united for some distance

• Finnish: syndaktylinen, yhdysvarpainen

See also

• gressorial

References

• “syndactylous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.