anomaliped

adjective

anom·​a·​li·​ped

əˈnämələˌped

variants or anomalipod

-ˌpäd

: having more or less of the digits united

the kingfisher and the kangaroo are anomaliped

: syndactylic

Word History

Etymology

French anomalipède, from anomal- + -pède -ped

First Known Use

circa 1835, in the meaning defined above

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