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Dactyl

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Noun

1. dactyl

a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables

2. dactyl, digit

a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates

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Dactyl

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noun
1. Also called: dactylic prosody
a metrical foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short (– ◡ ◡)
Compare bacchius
2. zoology
any digit of a vertebrate

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Dactyl

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noun
1. 
a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of one long syllable followed by two short ones, or, as in English verse, of one accented syllable followed by two unaccented ones (Ex.: “táke hĕr ŭp | téndĕrl57448”)
2.  Zoology
a finger or toe

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Dactyl

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n.
1.
a. A metrical foot consisting of one accented syllable followed by two unaccented, as in flattery.
b. A metrical foot in quantitative verse consisting of one long syllable followed by two short syllables.
2. A finger, toe, or similar part or structure; a digit.
suff.
Having digits of a specified number or kind: zygodactyl.

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