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- di|dac|tyl «dy DAK tuhl», adjective.Zoology. having only two fingers, claws, or toes to each limb.╂[< di-1 two + Greek dáktylos finger, toe]
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dac·tyl·i·o·man·cy; — dac·tyl·i·on; dac·tyl·i·o·the·ca; dac·ty·lis; … English syllables
dac|tyl|i|cal|ly — «dak TIHL uh klee», adverb. with a dactylic rhythm: »“Ulutanua the isle of the sea,” read that verse dactylically and you get the beat (Robert Louis Stevenson) … Useful english dictionary
dac|tyl|ic — «dak TIHL ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. consisting of dactyls: »Longfellow s attempt to transport classic dactylic hexameter into English (New Yorker). 2. of dactyls. –n. dactylic verse … Useful english dictionary
dac|tyl|i|og|ly|phy — «dak TIHL ee OG luh fee», noun. the art of engraving gems for rings and the like. ╂[< Greek daktylioglyphíā < dáktylios finger ring + glýphein carve] … Useful english dictionary
dac|tyl|i|og|ra|phy — «dak TIHL ee OG ruh fee», noun. the description or study of finger rings. ╂[< Greek dáktylios finger ring] … Useful english dictionary
dac|tyl|i|o|man|cy — «dak TIHL ee uh MAN see», noun. divination by means of a finger ring. ╂[< Greek dáktylios finger ring + manteíā divination] … Useful english dictionary
dac|tyl|o|gram — «dak TIHL uh gram», noun. = fingerprint. (Cf. ↑fingerprint) … Useful english dictionary
dac|tyl — «DAK tuhl», noun. 1. a foot in modern English verse having one accented syllable followed by two unaccented syllables. Example: “This´is the/ for´est pri/ me´val. The/ mur´mur ing/ pines´ and the/ hem´locks.” 2. a foot in classical verse having… … Useful english dictionary
-dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
syn|dac|tyl — or syn|dac|tyle «sihn DAK tuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. having some or all of the digits wholly or partly fused, as the hind feet of the kangaroo or the feet of certain birds. –n. a syndactyl animal. ╂[< French syndactyle < Greek syn… … Useful english dictionary
