- dactylous
- dac·ty·lous
English syllables. 2014.
dactylous
Look at other dictionaries:
-dactylous — [dak′tə ləs] [see DACTYLY] combining form forming adjectives having fingers, toes, etc. of a (specified) kind or number … English World dictionary
-dactylous — a combining form meaning fingered, possessing fingers, or toed, possessing toes, used to form compound words in which the initial element specifies the type or number of fingers or toes: tridactylous. [ < Gk daktylos, adj. deriv. of dáktylos… … Universalium
-dactylous — dac·ty·lous … English syllables
-dactylous — aff. a combining form meaning “having fingers” or “having toes” of the kind or number specified by the initial element • Etymology: < Gk daktylos, adj. der. of dáktylos finger, toe; see ous … From formal English to slang
dactylous — ˈdaktə̇ləs adjective Etymology: New Latin dactylus : of or relating to a dactylus … Useful english dictionary
-dactylous — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective combining form Etymology: Greek daktylos, from daktylos finger, toe : having (such or so many) fingers or toes isodactylous monodactylous * * * a combining form meaning fingered, possessing fingers … Useful english dictionary
anisodactylous — |daktələs adjective Etymology: anis (I) + dactylous : having unequal toes used especially of passerine and picarian birds having three toes turned forward and one backward * * * /an uy seuh dak tl euhs, an uy /, adj. 1. Zool. having the toes… … Useful english dictionary
heterodactylous — tələs adjective Etymology: heter + dactylous : having the first and second toes turned backward trogons are heterodactylous * * * /het euh roh dak teuh leuhs/, adj. Ornith. having the first and fourth toes directed backward, and the second and… … Useful english dictionary
leptodactylous — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|daktələs adjective Etymology: lept + dactylous : having slender toes leptodactylous birds * * * /lep teuh dak teuh leuhs/, adj. having slender toes or fingers. [1860 65; LEPTO + DACTYLOUS] * * * leptodacˈtylous adjective Slender toed •… … Useful english dictionary
Dactyly — In biology, dactyly is the arrangement of digits (fingers and toes) on the hands, feet, or sometimes wings of a tetrapod animal. It comes from the Greek word δακτυλος = finger . Sometimes the ending dactylia is used. The derived adjectives end… … Wikipedia
