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Pteranodontia :: Pteranodontia (n. pl.) A group of pterodactyls destitute of teeth, as in the genus Pteranodon..

Dactylar :: Dactylar (a.) Of or pertaining to a finger or toe, or to the claw of an insect crustacean..

Gressorious :: Gressorious (a.) Adapted for walking; anisodactylous; as the feet of certain birds and insects. See Illust. under Aves.

One-hand :: One-hand (a.) Employing one hand; as, the one-hand alphabet. See Dactylology..

Heterodactylae :: Heterodactylae (n. pl.) A group of birds including the trogons.

Tridactyl :: Tridactyl (a.) Alt. of Tridactyl.

Pentadactyl :: Pentadactyl (a.) Alt. of Pentadactyl.

Heterodactyl :: Heterodactyl (a.) Heterodactylous.

Perissodactyla :: Perissodactyla (n. pl.) A division of ungulate mammals, including those that have an odd number of toes, as the horse, tapir, and rhinoceros; -- opposed to Artiodactyla..

Hemidactyl :: Hemidactyl (n.) Any species of Old World geckoes of the genus Hemidactylus. The hemidactyls have dilated toes, with two rows of plates beneath..

Dactyliology :: Dactyliology (n.) That branch of archaeology which has to do with gem engraving.

Dactyliography :: Dactyliography (n.) In general, the literature or history of the art..

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..

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

Dactylic :: Dactylic (n.) Dactylic meters.

Dactylic :: Dactylic (n.) A line consisting chiefly or wholly of dactyls; as, these lines are dactylics..

Monodactylous :: Monodactylous (a.) Having but one finger or claw.

Capitulum :: Capitulum (n.) A knoblike protuberance of any part, esp. at the end of a bone or cartilage. [See Illust. of Artiodactyla.].

Scutch Grass :: Scutch grass () A kind of pasture grass (Cynodon Dactylon). See Bermuda grass: also Illustration in Appendix.

Zenick :: Zenick (n.) A South African burrowing mammal (Suricata tetradactyla), allied to the civets. It is grayish brown, with yellowish transverse stripes on the back. Called also suricat..

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