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Zygodactyly vs Dactyly - What's the difference?

zygodactyly | dactyly | Derived terms |

Zygodactyly is a derived term of dactyly.


As nouns the difference between zygodactyly and dactyly

is that zygodactyly is (anatomy) the condition of having two toes facing forward and two backward, as in some birds and chameleons while dactyly is (biology) the number and arrangement of digits (fingers and toes) on the hands, feet, or sometimes wings of a tetrapod animal.

zygodactyly

English

Noun

(-)
  • (anatomy) The condition of having two toes facing forward and two backward, as in some birds and chameleons.

    • dactyly

    English

    (wikipedia 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