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Dactyly

In biology, dactyly is the arrangement of digits (fingers and toes) on the hands, feet, or sometimes wings of a tetrapod animal. The term is derived from the Ancient Greek word δάκτυλος (dáktulos), meaning "finger."

As a normal feature, In birds & As a congenital defect

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As a normal feature

As a congenital defect

Syndactyly

In birds

Chameleons

Aquatic tetrapods

Schizodactyly

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Dactyly

Nodes117
Edges116
Triples96
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017094
Components1

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Dactyly

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related to Pentadactyly · 10
Dactyly → Ancient Greek, Despite, Eight, Fewer, However, In, It, Little Piggies, Pentadactyly, Stephen Jay Gould
related to Polydactyly · 10
Dactyly → Acanthostega, Ancient Greek, As, For, It, Jarvik, Polydactyly, The, This, Upper Devonian
related to Monodactyly · 8
Dactyly → Ancient Greek, Functional, II, IV, Monodactyly, Nyctosaurus, The, Vespersaurus
related to Zygodactyly · 8
Dactyly → All Psittaciformes, Cretaceous, Cuculiformes, Greek, Piciformes, This, Zygodactyl, Zygodactyly
related to Anisodactyly · 7
Dactyly → Accipitriformes, Anisodactyly, Columbiformes, Falconiformes, Galliformes, Passeriformes, This
related to Didactyly · 7
Dactyly → Ancient Greek, Artiodactyla, Choloepus, Cloven-hoofed, Didactyly, Hypertragulidae, In
related to Syndactyly · 7
Dactyly → Ancient Greek, It, Megaceryle, Piciformes, Picocoraciae, Syndactyly, This
related to Tridactyly · 7
Dactyly → Ancient Greek, Hipparion, Perissodactyla, Protohippus, Some, These, Tridactyly
related to Clinodactyly · 6
Dactyly → Clinodactyly, Cornelia, Down, It, Lange, Turner
related to Oligodactyly · 4
Dactyly → Greek, It, Oligodactyly, When

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digits birds arrangement greek meaning also tetrapods toes condition ancient polydactyly chameleons one occurs limb sometimes zygodactyly common feet term

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Dactylyis aarrangement of digits0.90text
Protohippusinstance ofas in the rhinoceros and ancestors of the horse0.80text
Hipparioninstance ofas in the rhinoceros and ancestors of the horse0.80text
kangaroosinstance ofsuch as the siamang and most diprotodontid marsupials0.80text
eaglesinstance ofas well as hunting birds0.80text
hawksinstance ofas well as hunting birds0.80text
and falconsinstance ofas well as hunting birds0.80text
in baleen whalesinstance ofthough digit reduction gradually occurs0.80text
penguinsinstance ofand flightless aquatic birds0.80text
Dactylyrelated to AnisodactylyAnisodactyly0.60section
Dactylyrelated to AnisodactylyThis0.60section
Dactylyrelated to AnisodactylyPasseriformes0.60section

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