tridactyle

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tridactyle (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of tridactyl
    • 1872, Charles Darwin, “Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection”, in The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, [], 6th edition, London: John Murray, [], →OCLC, page 191:
      The Echinodermata (star-fishes, sea-urchins, &c.) are furnished with remarkable organs, called pedicellariæ, which consist, when well developed, of a tridactyle forceps—that is, of one formed of three serrated arms, neatly fitting together and placed on the summit of a flexible stem, moved by muscles.

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Adjective[edit]

tridactyle (plural tridactyles)

  1. tridactyl

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Latin[edit]

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tridactyle

  1. vocative masculine singular of tridactylus