paridigitate

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adjective

Having an even number of digits on the hands or feet.

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Meanings

adjectiveparidigitate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyHaving an even number of digits on the hands or feet.

    Thus the Hog-group (paridigitate) stands below the Tapir - group (imparidigitate)

    1864, James Dwight Dana, The Classification of Animals Based on the Principle of Cephalization

Origin

From pari- + digitate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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