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dactyl

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈdæktɪl/Part of speech nounSorted acdltyStarts with DEnds with L0 clues
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  1. a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates

Word origin

Learned borrowing from Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”), three bones of the finger corresponding to three syllables. Doublet of dactylus and date.

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  • —My name is absurd too: Malachi Mulligan, two dactyls. But it has a Hellenic ring, hasn't it?

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