leptodactylous

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adjective

Having fine, slender toes or fingers.

OriginEnglish dactyl ← Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós) →
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Meanings

adjectiveleptodactylous (comparative more leptodactylous, superlative most leptodactylous)

comparative more leptodactylous · superlative most leptodactylous

  1. Having fine, slender toes or fingers.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλεπτός (leptós)
  2. Englishlepto-
  3. Englishdactyl
  4. Englishleptodactylous

From lepto- + dactyl + -ous.

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APA

leptodactylous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leptodactylous

MLA

“leptodactylous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leptodactylous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leptodactylous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leptodactylous.

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