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Dactyly
Arrangement of digits on hands and feet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Dactyl (poetry).
In biology, dactyly is the arrangement of digits (fingers and toes) on the hands, feet, or sometimes wings of a tetrapod animal. The term is derived from the Greek word δακτυλος (dáktylos) meaning "finger."
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Sometimes the suffix "-dactylia" is used. The derived adjectives end with "-dactyl" or "-dactylous."