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Meaning of "tetradactyly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TETRADACTYLY

tetradactyly  [ˌtɛtrəˈdæktɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TETRADACTYLY

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Tetradactyly is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TETRADACTYLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tetradactyly

Dactyly

In biology, dactyly is the arrangement of digits on the hands, feet, or sometimes wings of a tetrapod animal. It comes from the Greek word δακτυλος = "finger". Sometimes the ending "-dactylia" is used. The derived adjectives end with "-dactyl" or "-dactylous".

Definition of tetradactyly in the English dictionary

The definition of tetradactyly in the dictionary is the condition of having four fingers or toes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TETRADACTYLY


brachydactyly
ˌbrækɪˈdæktɪlɪ
Chantilly
ʃænˈtɪlɪ
craftily
ˈkrɑːftɪlɪ
guiltily
ˈɡɪltɪlɪ
hastily
ˈheɪstɪlɪ
haughtily
ˈhɔːtɪlɪ
heartily
ˈhɑːtɪlɪ
hyperdactyly
ˌhaɪpəˈdæktɪlɪ
lustily
ˈlʌstɪlɪ
macrodactyly
ˌmækrəʊˈdæktɪlɪ
mightily
ˈmaɪtɪlɪ
nastily
ˈnɑːstɪlɪ
naughtily
ˈnɔːtɪlɪ
pentadactyly
ˌpɛntəˈdæktɪlɪ
polydactyly
ˌpɒlɪˈdæktɪlɪ
scantily
ˈskæntɪlɪ
syndactyly
sɪnˈdæktɪlɪ
Tilley
ˈtɪlɪ
Tilly
ˈtɪlɪ
wittily
ˈwɪtɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TETRADACTYLY

tetrachotomy
tetracid
tetract
tetractinal
tetractine
tetracyclic
tetracycline
tetrad
tetradactyl
tetradactylous
tetradic
tetradite
tetradrachm
tetradymite
tetradynamous
tetraethyl
tetraethyl lead
tetrafluoride
tetrafluoroethene
tetrafluoroethylene

WORDS THAT END LIKE TETRADACTYLY

coyly
doyly
dryly
enantiostyly
feyly
gayly
grayly
greyly
heterostyly
homophyly
homostyly
Lyly
monophyly
shyly
slyly
spryly
wryly

Synonyms and antonyms of tetradactyly in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translator English - Chinese

tetradactyly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tetradactyly
570 millions of speakers

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tetradactyly
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Translator English - Hindi

tetradactyly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رباعية الأصابع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tetradactyly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tetradactilia
270 millions of speakers

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tetradactyly
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tetradactyly
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Tetradactyly
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tetradactyly
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tetradactyly
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Translator English - Korean

tetradactyly
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Translator English - Javanese

Tetradactyly
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tetradactyly
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Translator English - Tamil

tetradactyly
75 millions of speakers

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Tetradactyly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tetradactyly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tetradactyly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tetradactyly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tetradactyly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tetradactyly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tetradactyly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tetradactyly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tetradactyly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tetradactyly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tetradactyly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TETRADACTYLY»

The term «tetradactyly» is used very little and occupies the 166.577 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TETRADACTYLY»

Discover the use of tetradactyly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tetradactyly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The American Naturalist
As in Lycaon the hy;enas have also reached a condition of structural tetradactyly, the most extreme case of digital reduction to be met with in the order. Among the polyprotodont marsupials the Tasmanian wolf, Thylacinus, which lacks only the ...
‎1904
2
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
Cf. quadr-. tetradactyly, tetroxide thanatos [Gr.] death, thanatophobia tithEmi, thE- [Gr.] put, place. synthesis thEkE [Gr.] repository, case. thecostegnosis thElE [Gr.] teat, nipple. thelerethism, theleplasty therapeia [Gr.] treatment. chemotherapy ...
Dorland, 2011
3
A Dictionary of Nursing
They are usually given by mouth. tetradactyly [tet-ra-dak-tili] n. a congenital abnormality in which there are only four digits on a hand or foot. —tetradactylous adj. tetrahydrocannabinol [tet-ra-hy-drohkan—ab-in-ol] n. a derivative of marijuana ...
Elizabeth Martin, Tanya McFerran, 2008
4
Mosby's Pocket Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health ...
... tetanus antitoxin (TAT) tetanus immune globulin (TIG) tetanus toxin tetanus toxoid tetany tetrabasic tetracaine hydrochloride tetrachloroethane tetracycline hydrochloride m tetradactyly tetraethyl lead tetrahydrobiopterin tetrahydrocannabinol ...
Mosby, 2013
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Mosby's Medical Dictionary
... strong tendon that embeds the patella and inserts onto the tibial tuberosity. The muscle functions to extend the leg. quadriceps reflex. See patellar reflex. quadridigitate. See tetradactyly.
Mosby, 2013
6
Student Survival Skills: Care Skills for Nurses
... eyelid tarsalgia (aching pain arising from the tarsus in the foot) tetra four tetradactyly (congenital abnormally in which there are onlyfour digits on a hand or a foot) thermo heat, temperature thermoreceptor (sensorynerve ending thatresponds ...
Claire Boyd, 2013
7
Tasks for the Veterinary Assistant
... sole Monochromatic Di (vs. dia meaning through, apart), bi Two, twice Dimorphic, bisexual Tri Three Triplets Quad, quadra, tetra Four Quadrangle, tetradactyly Pent (vs.pen meaning lack or need, pet meaning seek, toward, and pex meaning ...
Paula Pattengale, Teresa Sonsthagen, 2014
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Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary
... of four; (2) a group of four chromosomal elements formed in the pachytene stage of thefirstmeiotic prophase;(3)asquare ofcells produced by division into two planes ofcertain cocci(sarcina). tetradactyly [tet′′r -dak't -le]the presence of four ...
Virginia P. Studdert, Clive C. Gay, Douglas C. Blood, 2011
9
Spontaneous Animal Models of Human Disease
More specific terms within this general category include adactyly, the absence of all the fingers or toes in a hand or foot; oligodactyly (syn: hypodactyly), the absence of some fingers or toes (ex: monodactyly, bidactyly, tridactyly, tetradactyly); ...
Edwin J. Andrews, Billy C. Ward, Norman H. Altman, 1980
10
Concise Medical Dictionary
(in genetics) 1. the four cells resulting from meiosis after the second telophase. 2. the four chromatids ofa pair of homologous chromosomes (see BIVALENT) in the first stage of meiosis. tetradactyly n. a congenital abnormality in which there are ...
Elizabeth A. Martin, 2010

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