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dactyle
(gcide) | dactyl \dac"tyl\ (d[a^]k"t[i^]l), n. [L. dactylus, Gr. da`ktylos
a finger, a dactyl. Cf. Digit.]
1. (Pros.) A poetical foot of three sylables (--- [crescent]
[crescent]), one long followed by two short, or one
accented followed by two unaccented; as, L.
t["e]gm[i^]n[e^], E. mer[bprime]ciful; -- so called from
the similarity of its arrangement to that of the joints of
a finger. [Written also dactyle.]
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2. (Zool.)
(a) A finger or toe; a digit.
(b) The claw or terminal joint of a leg of an insect or
crustacean.
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Artiodactyle
(gcide) | Artiodactyle \Ar`ti*o*dac"tyle\, n. (Zool.)
One of the Artiodactyla.
Syn: artiodactyl, even-toed ungulate, artiodactyl mammal.
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Dactylet
(gcide) | Dactylet \Dac"tyl*et\ (d[a^]k"t[i^]l*[e^]t), n. [Dactyl + -et.]
A dactyl. [Obs.]
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lepodactyle
(gcide) | Leptodactyl \Lep`to*dac"tyl\ (l[e^]p`t[-o]*d[a^]k"t[i^]l), n.
[Gr. lepto`s small, thin + da`ktylos finger, toe.] (Zool.)
A bird or other animal having slender toes. [Written also
lepodactyle.]
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macrodactyle
(gcide) | Macrodactyl \Mac`ro*dac"tyl\ (m[a^]k`r[-o]*d[a^]k"t[i^]l), n.
[Gr. makroda`ktylos long-fingered; makro`s long + da`ktylos
finger: cf. F. macrodactyle.] (Zool.)
One of a group of wading birds (Macrodactyli) having very
long toes. [Written also macrodactyle.]
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Palmidactyles
(gcide) | Palmidactyles \Pal`mi*dac"ty*les\, n. pl. [NL. See Palm, and
Dactyl.] (Zool.)
A group of wading birds having the toes webbed, as the
avocet.
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Pentadactyle
(gcide) | Pentadactyl \Pen`ta*dac"tyl\, Pentadactyle \Pen`ta*dac"tyle\, a.
[Gr. pentada`ktylos with five fingers or toes. See Penta-,
and Dactyl.]
1. (Anat.) Having five digits to the hand or foot.
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2. Having five appendages resembling fingers or toes.
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Syndactyle
(gcide) | Syndactyle \Syn*dac"tyle\, n. [Pref. syn- + Gr. ? finger, toe:
cf. F. syndactyle.] (Zool.)
Any bird having syndactilous feet.
[1913 Webster]Syndactyl \Syn*dac"tyl\, Syndactyle \Syn*dac"tyle\, a. [Syn- +
Gr. ? finger, toe.] (Zool. & Med.)
Having two or more digits wholly or partly united. See
Syndactylism.
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Tetradactyle
(gcide) | Tetradactyl \Tet`ra*dac"tyl\, Tetradactyle \Tet`ra*dac"tyle\, a.
[Cf. F. t['e]tradactyle.] (Zool.)
Tetradactylous.
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Tridactyle
(gcide) | Tridactyl \Tri*dac"tyl\ Tridactyle \Tri*dac"tyle\, a. [Gr. ?: ?
(see Tri-) + ? digit: cf. F. tridactyle.] (Biol.)
Having three fingers or toes, or composed of three movable
parts attached to a common base.
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Zygodactyle
(gcide) | Zygodactyl \Zyg`o*dac"tyl\, Zygodactyle \Zyg`o*dac"tyle\, n.
[See Zygodactylic.] (Zool.)
Any zygodactylous bird.
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