Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having but one finger or toe; unidigitate.
- In Crustacea, subchelate: applied to the subcheliform limbs of crustaceans and arachnidans, in which there is no opposable finger to convert the terminal hook into a pincer-like claw or chela proper.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Having but one finger or claw.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of an animal Having a single
digit on each limb, especially a singleclaw that can be used to grasp
Etymologies
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monodactyl + -ous
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chained_bear commented on the word monodactylous
"1. Zool. and Med. Having only one digit, finger, or toe (as a normal condition in some mammals or a congenital abnormality in humans and other vertebrates). Cf. monodactyl adj.
2. Zool. and Entomol. Having a single claw, esp. one that is able to fold back on a leg in order to grasp." (OED)
September 5, 2008