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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
-dactylous, 
  1. a combining form meaning "fingered, possessing fingers,'' or "toed, possessing toes,'' used to form compound words in which the initial element specifies the type or number of fingers or toes:tridactylous.
  • Greek -daktylos, adjective, adjectival derivative of dáktylos finger, toe; see -ous

'-dactylous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
adactylous - anisodactylous - dactyl - heterodactylous - leptodactylous - monodactylous - pamprodactylous - perissodactyl - pterodactyl - syndactylus

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