dactylus

[ dak-tuh-luhs ]

/ ˈdæk tə ləs /

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noun, plural dac·ty·li

[dak-tuh-lahy, -lee]. /ˈdæk təˌlaɪ, -ˌli/.

an enlarged portion of the leg after the first joint in some insects, as the pollen-carrying segment in the hind leg of certain bees.

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Origin of dactylus

New Latin <Greek; see dactyl

For the same reason the name Pholas Dactylus has been given by Naturalists to the species which we represent, fig. 66.
A Conchological Manual|George Brettingham Sowerby
The common name for Pholas Dactylus in the market, given to it on account of its cylindrical shape.
A Conchological Manual|George Brettingham Sowerby
It has the shape of a date, or of a finger; whence its name of Dactylus, which in Greek signifies a finger.
The Phantom World|Augustin Calmet
There is the Pholas Dactylus, which resembles a small, animated sausage with a pudding head.
Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2)|George Jacob Holyoake

Pholas dactylus having hollowed out a shelter in a block of gneiss.
The Ocean World:|Louis Figuier