polydactyl

pol·y·dac·tyl

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pol-ee-dak-til]
- /ˌpɒl iˈdæk tɪl/
- /pˌɒlɪdˈaktaɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pol-ee-dak-til]
- /ˌpɒl iˈdæk tɪl/

Definitions of polydactyl word

adjective polydactyl having many or several digits. 1
adjective polydactyl having more than the normal number of fingers or toes. 1
noun polydactyl a polydactyl animal. 1
adjective polydactyl (of man and other vertebrates) having more than the normal number of digits 0
noun polydactyl a human or other vertebrate having more than the normal number of digits 0
adjective polydactyl having more than the normal number of fingers or toes 0

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Origin of polydactyl

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

From the Greek word polydáktylos, dating back to 1860-65. See poly-, -dactyl

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Parts of speech for Polydactyl

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Polydactyl

polydactyl popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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