polydactylous

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Etymology

From polydactyl +‎ -ous.

Adjective

polydactylous (comparative more polydactylous, superlative most polydactylous)

  1. Having more than the normal number of digits.
    A polydactylous cat may have six or more toes on its paw.
    • 2016 February 10, “Parallel Evolution of Polydactyly Traits in Chinese and European Chickens”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      Our results also identified the causative mutation of polydactylous Silkie was not exist in other nonpolydactyly chickens, suggesting that SNP of polydactyly in Silkie has fully penetrated all other indigenous Chinese chicken breeds.

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