schizodactyly

schizodactyly
A primate term for grasping and clinging with the second and third digit fingers, instead of the thumb and second digit.

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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. It comes from the Greek word δακτυλος = finger . Sometimes the ending dactylia is used. The derived adjectives end… …   Wikipedia

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