Definition
Describing an organism or body part that has partially developed or incompletely formed digits, fingers, or toes.
Etymology
From 'hemidactyl' plus the suffix '-ous' meaning 'characterized by.' This anatomical adjective has been used since the 1800s in medical and zoological contexts.
Kelly Says
When scientists describe an animal or person as hemidactylous, they're describing a fascinating variation in how digits develop—it helps evolutionary biologists understand how different species adapted their hands and feet for different lifestyles.
Translations
ARالعربية
حيوان ذو نصف إصبع
ḥayawan ḏū niṣf ʾiṣbaʿ
BNবাংলা
অর্ধ-অঙ্গুলীয়
ordha-anguliya
CACatalà
hemidactilo
he-mi-dak-ti-lo
CSČeština
hemidaktylus
he-mi-dak-ty-lus
DADansk
hemidaktyl
he-mi-dak-til
DEDeutsch
Halbdactyl
halb-dak-til
ELΕλληνικά
εἰς μισή δάκτυλο
eis mise daktylo
ESEspañol
hemidáctilo
he-mi-dak-ti-lo
FAفارسی
نیم انگشت
nim-ang-esh-t
FISuomi
hemidaktyyli
he-mi-dak-tyyli
FRFrançais
hémidactyle
e-mi-dak-til
GUGU
અર્ધ-અંગુલીય
ardha-anguliya
HAHA
hemidactyl
he-mi-dak-til
HEעברית
חצי אצבע
ḥac-tzi etz-ba
HIहिन्दी
अर्ध-अंगुलीय
ardha-anguliya
HUMagyar
hemidaktil
he-mi-dak-til
IDBahasa Indonesia
hemidactyl
he-mi-dak-til
IGIG
hemidactyl
he-mi-dak-til
ITItaliano
hemidattilo
he-mi-dat-ti-lo
JA日本語
半趾動物
han-shi-dou-butsu
KKKK
hemidactyl
he-mi-dak-til
KO한국어
반지동물
ban-ji-dong-mul
MRMR
अर्ध-अंगुळी
ardha-anguli
MSBahasa Melayu
hemidactylus
he-mi-dak-ti-lus
MYမြန်မာ
အမြင်ကျောက်
a-min-kya-uk
NLNederlands
hemidactyl
he-mi-dak-til
NONorsk
hemidaktyl
he-mi-dak-til
PAPA
ਅਧ-ਅੰਗੂળੀ
adh-anguli
PLPolski
hemidaktyl
he-mi-dak-til
PTPortuguês
hemidáctilo
he-mi-dak-ti-lo
RORomână
hemidactylus
he-mi-dak-ti-lus
RUРусский
полупалый
polo-pa-lyy
SVSvenska
hemidaktyl
he-mi-dak-til
SWKiswahili
hemidactyl
he-mi-dak-til
TAதமிழ்
அரைவிரல்
arai-vi-ral
TEతెలుగు
ఆర్ధాంగులి
a-rtha-anguli
THไทย
สัตว์เล็บครึ่งนิ้ว
sat leb krung niew
TLTL
hemidactyl
he-mi-dak-til
TRTürkçe
yarımparmaklı
yarim-parmak-li
UKУкраїнська
півпалий
piv-pa-liy
URاردو
آدھی انگلی
a-dhi ang-li
VITiếng Việt
sinh vật bán ngón
sinh vat ban ngon
YOYO
hemidactyl
he-mi-dak-til
ZH中文
半趾动物
bàn zhǐ dòng wù
ZUZU
hemidactyl
he-mi-dak-til