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Adactyly vs Dactyly - What's the difference?

adactyly | dactyly | Derived terms |

Dactyly is a derived term of adactyly.



As nouns the difference between adactyly and dactyly

is that adactyly is absence of the digits while dactyly is the number and arrangement of digits (fingers and toes) on the hands, feet, or sometimes wings of a tetrapod animal.

adactyly

English

Noun

(-)
  • (medicine) Absence of the digits.
  • dactyly

    Noun

    (dactylies)
  • (biology) The number and arrangement of digits (fingers and toes) on the hands, feet, or sometimes wings of a tetrapod animal.
  • Derived terms

    * adactyly * anisodactyly * didactyly * ectrodactyly * heterodactyly * hyperdactyly * hypodactyly * monodactyly * oligodactyly * pamprodactyly * pentadactyly * polydactyly * tetradactyly * tridactyly * schizodactyly * syndactyly * zygodactyly