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Definition of Dactyl

1. Noun. A metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables.

2. Noun. A finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates.

Definition of Dactyl

1. n. A poetical foot of three sylables (— ⌣ ⌣), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented; as, L. tëgm&ibreve;n&ebreve;, E. mer\b6ciful; -- so called from the similarity of its arrangement to that of the joints of a finger.

Definition of Dactyl

1. a type of metrical foot [n -S]

Medical Definition of Dactyl

1. 1. A poetical foot of three sylables (y e e), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented; as, L. Tegmine, E. Mer"ciful; so called from the similarity of its arrangement to that of the joints of a finger. Alternative forms: dactyle. 2. A finger or toe; a digit. The claw or terminal joint of a leg of an insect or crustacean. Origin: L. Dactylus, Gr. A finger, a dactyl. Cf. Digit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dactyl

dacryocystocele dacryocystogram dacryocystorhinostomy dacryocystotomy dacryohemorrhoea dacryolith dacryolithiasis dacryon dacryon dacryops

dacryopyorrhoea dacryorrhoea dacryostenosis dactinomycin dactyl (current term) dactyl (current term) dactylagra dactylalgia dactylar dactylar

Dactylaria dactyledema dactyli dactylic dactylics dactyliography dactyliomancy Dactylis Dactylis glomerata dactylitis

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