LEPTODACTYLOUS

PRONUNCIATION: (lep-tuh-DAK-tuh-luhs)

MEANING: adjective: Having slender fingers or toes.

ETYMOLOGY: From Greek lepto- (thin) + -dactyl (toed, fingered). Earliest documented use: 1855.
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KLEPTODACTYLOUS - finger-stealing (not welcome at KFC)

LEPTO-d-ACETYL OPS - skinny-fingered vinegary penguin