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Definition of dactyl

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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..

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Discodactylia :: Discodactylia (n. pl.) A division of amphibians having suctorial disks on the toes, as the tree frogs..

Alcaic :: Alcaic (n.) A kind of verse, so called from Alcaeus. One variety consists of five feet, a spondee or iambic, an iambic, a long syllable, and two dactyls..

Paradactylum :: Paradactylum (n.) The side of a toe or finger.

Xiphodon :: Xiphodon (n.) An extinct genus of artiodactylous mammals found in the European Tertiary formations. It had slender legs, didactylous feet, and small canine teeth..

Herbivora :: Herbivora (n. pl.) An extensive division of Mammalia. It formerly included the Proboscidea, Hyracoidea, Perissodactyla, and Artiodactyla, but by later writers it is generally restricted to the two latter groups (Ungulata). They feed almost exclusively upon vegetation..

Zygodactylous :: Zygodactylous (a.) Yoke-footed; having the toes disposed in pairs; -- applied to birds which have two toes before and two behind, as the parrot, cuckoo, woodpecker, etc..

Dactylioglyph :: Dactylioglyph (n.) An engraver of gems for rings and other ornaments.

Zygodactylic :: Zygodactylic (a.) Alt. of Zygodactylou.

Pisiform :: Pisiform (n.) A small bone on the ulnar side of the carpus in man and many mammals. See Illust. of Artiodactyla.

Phatagin :: Phatagin (n.) The long-tailed pangolin (Manis tetradactyla); -- called also ipi.

Anisodactylous :: Anisodactylous (a.) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds..

Dactyliology :: Dactyliology (n.) That branch of archaeology which has to do with finger rings.

Pteranodon :: Pteranodon (n.) A genus of American Cretaceous pterodactyls destitute of teeth. Several species are known, some of which had an expanse of wings of twenty feet or more..

Dactylotheca :: Dactylotheca (n.) The scaly covering of the toes, as in birds..

Dactylioglyphi :: Dactylioglyphi (n.) The art or process of gem engraving.

Tetradactyle :: Tetradactyle (a.) Tetradactylous.

Zygodactyli :: Zygodactyli (n. pl.) Same as Scansores.

Pterodactyli :: Pterodactyli (n. pl.) Same as Pterosauria.

Gama Grass :: Gama grass () A species of grass (Tripsacum dactyloides) tall, stout, and exceedingly productive; cultivated in the West Indies, Mexico, and the Southern States of North America as a forage grass; -- called also sesame grass..

Acrodactylum :: Acrodactylum (n.) The upper surface of the toes, individually..

Definition of dactyl

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. mer6ciful; -- so called from the similarity of its arrangement to that of the joints of a finger..

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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..