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brachydactylous

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /bɹækɪˈdæktɪləs/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having abnormally short digits.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

having abnormally short finger or toes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brachydactylic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin brachydactylusbor. Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English brachydactylous From Latin brachydactylus + English -ous.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ancient Greek: βρᾰχῠδᾰ́κτῠλος (brăkhŭdắktŭlos) — having (abnormally) short fingers
  • Latin: brachydactylus — having (abnormally) short fingers