# dactylus

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Synonym of dactyl (“type of metrical foot”).
2. The tip of a cephalopod's tentacle club
3. The tip of a crustacean's leg

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin dactylus. Doublet of dactyl and date.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dactylus