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Pentadactyly vs Dactyly - What's the difference?

pentadactyly | dactyly | Derived terms |

Pentadactyly is a derived term of dactyly.


As nouns the difference between pentadactyly and dactyly

is that pentadactyly is the condition of having five digits (fingers or toes) on a limb while dactyly is (biology) the number and arrangement of digits (fingers and toes) on the hands, feet, or sometimes wings of a tetrapod animal.

pentadactyly

English

Noun

(-)
  • The condition of having five digits (fingers or toes) on a limb.
  • 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