dactylar

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

dactyl +‎ -ar

Adjective[edit]

dactylar (not comparable)

  1. (poetry) Pertaining to dactyl; dactylic.
  2. (zoology) Of or pertaining to a finger or toe, or the claw of an insect or crustacean.
    dactylar base of a crustacean
    dactylar finger of a shrimp
    dactylar tubercle on a crab

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