A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.

(prosody) of or consisting of dactyls.

a dactylic verse.

plural of dactylic

Archaic form of dactyl.

Alternative form of dactylo-

(medicine) Inflammation of an entire digit (a finger or toe).

plural of dactyle

(chiefly zoology) digits

(prosody) In, or in terms of, dactyls.