bidactyl

adjective

bi·​dac·​tyl

(ˈ)bī-¦dak-təl

variants or bidactyle

(ˈ)bī-¦dak-təl,

-ˌtī(-ə)l

or less commonly bidactylous

(ˈ)bī-¦dak-tə-ləs

: didactyl

Word History

Etymology

bidactyl & bidactyle from French bidactyle, from bi- bi- entry 1 + -dactyle -dactylous (from Greek -daktylos); bidactylous from bidactyl + -ous

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