Details of word DACTYL

Definition of dactyl

n. - A poetical foot of three sylables (-- ~ ~), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented; as, L. tegm/n/, E. mer6ciful; -- so called from the similarity of its arrangement to that of the joints of a finger.
n. - A finger or toe; a digit.
n. - The claw or terminal joint of a leg of an insect or crustacean.

Word "dactyl" contains 6 letters : A C D L T Y

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