Meanings
alternative polydactyl
- not comparableHaving more than the normal number of digits.
A polydactylous cat may have six or more toes on its paw.
1 more example
Our results also identified the causative mutation of polydactylous Silkie was not exist in other nonpolydactyly chickens, suggesting that SNP of polydactyly in Silkie has fully penetrated all other indigenous Chinese chicken breeds.
2016 February 10, “Parallel Evolution of Polydactyly Traits in Chinese and European Chickens”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to a person (or other vertebrate) having more than the normal number of digits
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishpolydactyl
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
- Englishpolydactylous
From polydactyl + -ous.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French polydactyle
- polydactylehaving additional digits
Italian polidattilo
- polidattilohaving additional digits
Cite this entry
polydactylous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polydactylous
“polydactylous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polydactylous. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polydactylous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polydactylous.
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