dactylus means synonym of dactyl (“type of metrical foot”). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
noun
- Synonym of dactyl (“type of metrical foot”).
- The tip of a cephalopod's tentacle club“The distal end of the club, the dactylus (finger), is pointed and attenuated but is covered with hundreds of small suckers.”
- The tip of a crustacean's leg“The tip of the dactylus is short and hooked, with a scoop-shaped depression on the anterior surface.”