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Polydactyly or polydactylism (from Greek πολύς (polys) 'many', and δάκτυλος (daktylos) 'finger'), [1] also known as hyperdactyly, is an anomaly in humans and animals resulting in supernumerary fingers and/or toes. [2] Polydactyly is the opposite of oligodactyly (fewer fingers or toes).
The English word finger stems from Old English finger, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fingraz ('finger'). It is cognate with Gothic figgrs, Old Norse fingr, or Old High German fingar. Linguists generally assume that *fingraz is a ro-stem deriving from a previous form *fimfe, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe ('five').
Human hand anatomy (pentadactyl) In biology, dactyly is the arrangement of digits ( fingers and toes) on the hands, feet, or sometimes wings of a tetrapod animal. It comes from the Greek word δακτυλος ( dáktylos) meaning 'finger'. Sometimes the ending "-dactylia" is used. The derived adjectives end with "-dactyl" or "-dactylous".
10 Fingers. " 10 Fingers " is single by South African singer-songwriter Anatii and rapper AKA from their collaborative studio album Be Careful What You Wish For (2017), [1] it was released on 8 January 2017 through Yal Entertainment and Beam Group under exclusive license from Universal Music South Africa. [2]
Loser. , made by extending the thumb and forefinger to resemble the shape of an L on the forehead is an insulting gesture. Mano pantea, which is a traditional way to ward off the evil eye, is made by raising the right hand with the palm out and folding the pinky and ring finger. An amulet was found in Pompeii.
Salad Fingers. Salad Fingers is a British adult animated web series created by David Firth in 2004. It revolves around the eponymous Salad Fingers, a thin, green, mentally troubled man who inhabits a desolate world. As of September 2023, thirteen episodes have been published on YouTube and Newgrounds.
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Touch typing (also called blind typing, or touch keyboarding) is a style of typing. Although the phrase refers to typing without using the sense of sight to find the keys—specifically, a touch typist will know their location on the keyboard through muscle memory —the term is often used to refer to a specific form of touch typing that ...