Schizodactyly is a derived term of dactyly.
In context|biology|lang=en terms the difference between schizodactyly and dactyly
is that schizodactyly is (biology) a primate term for grasping and clinging with the second and third digit fingers, instead of the thumb and second digit while dactyly is (biology) the number and arrangement of digits (fingers and toes) on the hands, feet, or sometimes wings of a tetrapod animal.
As nouns the difference between schizodactyly and dactyly
is that schizodactyly is (biology) a primate term for grasping and clinging with the second and third digit fingers, instead of the thumb and second digit while dactyly is (biology) the number and arrangement of digits (fingers and toes) on the hands, feet, or sometimes wings of a tetrapod animal.
schizodactyly
English
Noun
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(biology) A primate term for grasping and clinging with the second and third digit fingers, instead of the thumb and second digit. 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