adactylous

a·dac·ty·lous

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ey-dak-tl-uh s]
- /eɪˈdæk tl əs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ey-dak-tl-uh s]
- /eɪˈdæk tl əs/

Definitions of adactylous word

adjective adactylous possessing no fingers or toes 3
adjective adactylous lacking fingers or toes from birth 3
adjective adactylous having no fingers or toes. 1
adjective adactylous Without fingers or without toes. 0
adjective adactylous Without claws on the feet (of crustaceous animals). 0

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Origin of adactylous

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60; a-6 + -dactylous

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Parts of speech for Adactylous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Adactylous

adactylous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.