| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| tridactyl |
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| SYLLABICATION: | tri·dac·tyl |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  tr -d k t l |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also tri·dac·ty·lous (-t-ls) |
| ADJECTIVE: | Having three toes, claws, or similar parts on each limb. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Greek tridaktulos, three-fingered : tri-, tri-; see trei- in Appendix I + daktulos, finger.
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