LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

syndactylus

syndactylus (feminine syndactyla, neuter syndactylum)

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivewith fused fingers: a specific epithet of several taxonomic species names

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesyndactylussyndactylasyndactylum
genitivesyndactylīsyndactylaesyndactylī
dativesyndactylōsyndactylaesyndactylō
accusativesyndactylumsyndactylamsyndactylum
ablativesyndactylōsyndactylāsyndactylō
vocativesyndactylesyndactylasyndactylum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesyndactylīsyndactylaesyndactyla
genitivesyndactylōrumsyndactylārumsyndactylōrum
dativesyndactylīssyndactylīssyndactylīs
accusativesyndactylōssyndactylāssyndactyla
ablativesyndactylīssyndactylīssyndactylīs
vocativesyndactylīsyndactylaesyndactyla

Origins

From Ancient Greek συν- (sun-, “together”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”).

Quick answers

What does syndactylus mean in Latin?
syndactylus, a adjective, means “with fused fingers: a specific epithet of several taxonomic species names”.