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Definition: HEMIDACTYL

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Any species of Old World geckoes of the genus Hemidactylus. The hemidactyls have dilated toes, with two rows of plates beneath.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Hemidactyl" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Hemidactyl \Hem`i*dac"tyl\, noun. [See Hemi-, and Dactyl.]. (references)

Definition: HEMIDACTYL

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. Any species of Old World geckoes of the genus Hemidactylus. The hemidactyls have dilated toes, with two rows of plates beneath.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "HEMIDACTYL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Hemidactyl \Hem`i*dac"tyl\, noun. [See Hemi-, and Dactyl.]. (references)