dactylo-

dactylo-

(word root) finger, toe

Examples of words with the root dactylo-: dactylography

dactylo-

or dactyl-

pref.

Finger; toe; digit: dactylogram.

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[From Greek daktulos, finger.]

dactylo-

or before a vowel

dactyl-

combining form

(Anatomy) finger or toe: dactylogram.

[from Greek daktulos finger]

dactylo-

,

a combining form meaning “finger,” “toe”: dactylology.

[< Greek, comb. form representing dáktylos finger, toe]