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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024-dactyly, - a combination of -dactyl and -y 3,used to form nouns to stems in -dactyl: hyperdactyly.
- Neo-Latin -dactylia. See -dactyl, -y3
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dac•tyl (dak′til),USA pronunciation n. - [Pros.]a foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short in quantitative meter, or one stressed followed by two unstressed in accentual meter, as in gently and humanly.
- Anatomya finger or toe.
- Greek dáktylos finger, a dactyl, referring to the three joints of the finger
- Latin dactylus
- Middle English 1350–1400
Dac•tyl (dak′til),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tyls, -tyl•i (-ti lī′).USA pronunciation [Class. Myth.]- Mythologyany of a number of beings dwelling on Mount Ida and working as metalworkers and magicians.
Also, Daktyl. - Greek Dáktyloi (Idaîoi) (Idaean) craftsmen or wizards (plural of dáktylos; see dactyl)
-dactyl, - var. of -dactylous, esp. with nouns:pterodactyl.
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