English noun: dactyl | |||
1. | dactyl (communication) a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables | ||
Broader (hypernym) | foot, metrical foot, metrical unit | ||
2. | dactyl (body) a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates | ||
Synonyms | digit | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appendage, extremity, member | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | finger, minimus, toe | ||
Part holonym | nail, phalanx | ||
Part meronym | craniate, vertebrate | ||