leptodactyl

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adjective

lep·​to·​dac·​tyl

: leptodactylous

leptodactyl

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noun

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: a bird or other animal having slender toes

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

New Latin leptodactylus, from lept- + -dactylus (from Greek -daktylos -dactylous

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