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dactylo- definition

dactylo·- (dak′tə lō′, dak til′ə)

  1. finger, toe, digit dactylology
  2. ☆ fingerprint dactylography
Also, before a vowel, dactyl- dac′tyl-

Etymology: < Gr daktylos, a finger

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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