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Definitions of dactyl
  1. noun
    a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates

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  2. noun
    a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
Definition that contains dactyl
  • heroic a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
  • parrot usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
  • marsh orchid any of several orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza having fingerlike tuberous roots; Europe and Mediterranean region
  • dactylopius type genus of the Dactylopiidae
  • adonic a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis
  • heroic meter a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
  • pterodactylus a reptile genus of Pterodactylidae
  • dactylopterus a genus of Dactylopteridae
  • genus dactylopterus a genus of Dactylopteridae
  • adonic having a rhythm consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or a trochee
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