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Manis tetradactyla
Phatagin Phat"a*gin, n. [Cf. Gr. ?; perhaps from native name.] (Zo["o]l.) The long-tailed pangolin (Manis tetradactyla); -- called also ipi.
Suricata tetradactyla
Zenick e"nick, n. (Zo["o]l.) A South African burrowing mammal (Suricata tetradactyla), allied to the civets. It is grayish brown, with yellowish transverse stripes on the back. Called also suricat.
Tamandua tetradactyla
Tamandu Ta*man"du, n. [Sp., from the native name: cf. F. tamandua.] (Zo["o]l.) A small ant-eater (Tamandua tetradactyla) native of the tropical parts of South America. Note: It has five toes on the fore feet, an elongated snout, small ears, and short woolly hair. Its tail is stout and hairy at the base, tapering, and covered with minute scales, and is somewhat prehensile at the end. Called also tamandua, little ant-bear, fourmilier, and cagouare. The collared, or striped, tamandu (Tamandua bivittata) is considered a distinct species by some writers, but by others is regarded as only a variety.
Tetradactylous
Tetradactylous Tet`ra*dac"tyl*ous, a. [Gr. ?; te`tra- (see Tetra-) + ? finger, toe.] (Zo["o]l.) Having, or characterized by, four digits to the foot or hand.

Meaning of Tetradactyl from wikipedia

- 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 Gr****...
- during the Plio-Pleistocene. Since then, Lycaon has become lighter and tetradactyl, but has remained hypercarnivorous. Lycaon sekowei is known from the...
- were functional and terminated in weight-bearing digits, hence having a tetradactyl (four-toed) condition. The last or fifth metatarsal was highly reduced...
- feathers are a distinct aid to slow flight. anisodactylous Descriptive of tetradactyl (four-toed) birds in which the architecture of the foot consists of three...
- Pecora by H.J. Cook; and to Traguloidea by Carroll. Hypertragulidae have tetradactyl front feet and didactyl rear feet, which is specific to this family and...
- astragalus or distal tarsals. Another highly modified element was the tetradactyl pes: the metatarsus was composed by four shortened, fully functionally...
- is robust compared to that of Panoplosaurus. The hand very likely was tetradactyl, having four fingers. The exact number of phalanges is unknown but the...
- functioned as support elements and terminated in four toes. Functionally tetradactyl (four-toed) feet were unique to derived therizinosaurs; basal therizinosaurs...
- however, likely basing its facial designs and the inaccurate presence of tetradactyl limbs (four toes on each foot) instead of didactyl or tridactyl limbs...
- other teeth. The upper incisors were much smaller. The forelimbs were tetradactyl with a prominent central metapodal. The hindlimbs however were tridactyl...