DACTYLUS


Meaning of DACTYLUS in English

ˈdaktələs noun

( plural dacty·li -ˌlī)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek daktylos finger, toe

1. : dactylopodite

2. : the part consisting of one or more joints of the tarsus of certain insects following the enlarged and modified first joint

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