dactylo-
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dactylo-
(word root) finger, toeExamples of words with the root dactylo-: dactylography
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dactylo-
or dactyl-pref.
Finger; toe; digit: dactylogram.
[From Greek daktulos, finger.]
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dactylo-
or before a voweldactyl-
combining form
(Anatomy) finger or toe: dactylogram.
[from Greek daktulos finger]
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dactylo-
, a combining form meaning “finger,” “toe”: dactylology.
[< Greek, comb. form representing dáktylos finger, toe]
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