paridigitate

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English

Etymology

From pari- +‎ digitate.

Adjective

paridigitate (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Having an even number of digits on the hands or feet.
    • 1864, James Dwight Dana, The Classification of Animals Based on the Principle of Cephalization:
      Thus the Hog-group (paridigitate) stands below the Tapir - group (imparidigitate)

References

paridigitate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.