dactyloscopy

[ dak-tuh-los-kuh-pee ]

noun
  1. a method of studying fingerprints to establish identification.

Origin of dactyloscopy

1
First recorded in 1905–10; dactylo- + -scopy

Words Nearby dactyloscopy

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