Meaning | A finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates. |
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Synonym | digit |
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Part of | vertebrate, craniate | animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium |
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Parts | nail | horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits |
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phalanx | Any of the bones of the fingers or toes |
Narrower | finger | Any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb) |
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minimus | The fifth digit |
toe | One of the digits of the foot |
Broader | extremity, appendage, member | An external body part that projects from the body |
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Spanish | dedo, dígito |
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Catalan | dígit, dit |
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Adjectives | polydactyl, polydactylous | of or relating to a person (or other vertebrate) having more than the normal number of digits |
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