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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


Synonymsdigit


Broader (hypernym)appendage, extremity, member


Narrower (hyponym)finger, minimus, toe


Part holonymnail, phalanx


Part meronymcraniate, vertebrate









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