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Likewise tall and finely sculptured, she seemed attenuated, arachnodactylic, somehow both awkward and eerily graceful, as if about to go into a contortion such as her race was capable of.
Inconstant Star Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1991
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Main Entry: arach·no·dac·ty·ly
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): -es
Etymology: arachn- + -dactyly (from New Latin -dactylia)
: a hereditary abnormality characterized by excessive length of the long bones (as of the fingers and toes) and usually associated with other abnormalities
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"arachnodactyly." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (6 Jan. 2007).
January 6, 2007