dactylus
[ dak-tuh-luh s ]
/ 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.
Nearby words
dactylogram, dactylography, dactylology, dactylomegaly, dactyloscopy, dactylus, dad, dad and dave, dad bod, dad joke, dad rock
Origin of dactylus
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Examples from the Web for dactylus
Pholas dactylus having hollowed out a shelter in a block of gneiss.
The Ocean World:|Louis FiguierIt 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