didactyl

adjective

di·​dac·​tyl

variants or didactyle

(ˈ)dī¦daktə̇l

or less commonly didactylous

-tələs

: having only two digits on each extremity

didactylism

⸗ˈ⸗təˌlizəm

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

di- + -dactyl, -dactyle, -dactylous (from Greek daktylos finger)

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined above

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