dactyl

English Thesaurus

1. a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates (noun.body)

hypernym	:	appendage, extremity, member,
definition	:	an external body part that projects from the body (noun.body)

hyponym	:	minimus,
definition	:	the fifth digit; the little finger or little toe (noun.body)

hyponym	:	finger,
definition	:	any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb) (noun.body)

hyponym	:	toe,
definition	:	one of the digits of the foot (noun.body)

part holonym	:	phalanx,
definition	:	any of the bones of the fingers or toes (noun.body)

part holonym	:	nail,
definition	:	horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits (noun.body)

part meronym	:	craniate, vertebrate,
definition	:	animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium (noun.animal)

2. a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	foot, metrical foot, metrical unit,
definition	:	(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm (noun.communication)

3. a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates (noun.body)

derivation	:	digital,
definition	:	relating to or performed with the fingers (adj.pert)

4. a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables (noun.communication)

derivation	:	dactylic,
definition	:	of or consisting of dactyls (adj.pert)

5. a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates (noun.body)

derivation	:	digital,
definition	:	relating to or performed with the fingers (adj.pert)

6. a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables (noun.communication)

derivation	:	dactylic,
definition	:	of or consisting of dactyls (adj.pert)