Dactyl

Last updated January 05, 2026

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Dactyl may refer to:

Dactyl (mythology), a legendary being
Dactyl (poetry), a metrical unit of verse
Dactyl Foundation, an arts organization
Finger, a part of the hand also known as a "dactyl".
Dactylus, part of a decapod crustacean
"-dactyl", a suffix used in taxonomy
Dactyl (moon), a moon of asteroid 243 Ida

See also

Daktylos, an Ancient Greek unit of length

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