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dac·ty·log·ra·phy (dak′tə lä′grə fē)

noun

the study of fingerprints as a means of identification

Etymology: dactylo- + -graphy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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