Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dactylar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dacty-lar
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to dactyl; dactylic.

adj

Of or pertaining to a finger or toe, or the claw of an insect or crustacean.

Example Sentences

"dactylar base of a crustacean"
"dactylar finger of a shrimp"
"dactylar tubercle on a crab"

Etymology

From dactyl + -ar.

Questions

What does dactylar mean?: Pertaining to dactyl; dactylic.
Where does dactylar come from?: From dactyl + -ar.

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