monodactyl

Term: monodactyl (n)

Literally meaning: “the condition of having one finger or toe”

Origin: Anc Greek

μονο-/(mono)(=one, single)

 + (δάκτυλος/dactylos, digit)(=finger, digit) >δείκτης/deictes(=index finger)

Coined/History

Definition

Monodactyl is the vertebrate with one digit per foot.