dactylate

  • 1dactylate — dac·ty·late (dakґtə lāt) digitate …

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  • 2digitate — Marked by a number of fingerlike processes or impressions. [L. digitatus, having fingers, fr. digitus, finger] * * * dig·i·tate dij ə .tāt adj having digits * * * dig·i·tate (dijґĭ tāt) having fingerlike processes. Called also dactylate …

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  • 3dactyl —   n. metrical foot comprising one long followed by two short syllables; Zoology, digit.    ♦ dactylate, a. like a finger.    ♦ dactylic, a.; n. verse of dactyls …

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