Didactyla
plural noun
Di·dac·ty·la
\-tələ\
Definition of Didactyla
in some classifications
: a primary division of Marsupialia comprising forms in which the 2d and 3d pedal digits are bound together — compare polyprotodontia
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Origin and Etymology of didactyla
New Latin, from di- + -dactyla (from Greek daktylos finger)
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