Syndactylism
adjective
1.
having certain digits joined together.
noun
2.
a syndactyl animal.
adjective
1.
(of certain animals) having two or more digits growing fused together
noun
2.
an animal with this arrangement of digits
syndactylism syn·dac·tyl·ism (sĭn-dāk’tə-lĭz’əm)
n.
See syndactyly.
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