Recent Examples on the WebThe polydactyl cat was born with feline dwarfism and other genetic mutations that kept her kitten-sized for her entire life, with huge eyes and a protruding tongue.—NBC News, 2 Dec. 2019 The ad for Bruno, a polydactyl Russian blue mix, appeared on the Facebook page of Wright-Way Rescue Wednesday and has since gone viral.—Fox News, 19 Aug. 2018 The anthropologists found three polydactyl individuals among the 96 skeletons, all with a sixth toe on the little toe-side of the right foot.—Scott S. Warren, National Geographic, 25 July 2016
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French polydactyle, borrowed from Greek polydáktylos "having many toes," from poly-poly- + -daktylos "having digits (of the kind specified)," adjective derivative of dáktylos "finger, toe" — more at dactyl
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