Hemidactylus
noun
Hemi·dactylus
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Definition of Hemidactylus
: a widely distributed genus of geckos having the digits dilated and provided with two rows of lamellae on the underside
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Origin and Etymology of hemidactylus
New Latin, from 1hemi- + dactylus
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