Etymology

polydactyl

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Ancient Greek πολυδάκτυλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromπολυδάκτυλος
  2. English todaypolydactyl

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

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπολυδάκτυλος all →

polydactyly

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