adactyly

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adactyly

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From a- + dactyly or a- + dactyl- + -y.

noun

  1. uncountable Congenital absence of the digits (the fingers or toes).

    Similar: adactylism

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noun absence of fingers or toes

Portuguêsadactilia
Françaisadactylie
Italianoadattilia

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"adactyly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/adactyly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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adactyly. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/adactyly

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"adactyly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/adactyly.

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@misc{adactyly_2026,
  title = {adactyly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adactyly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}