dactylar

English

Etymology

From dactyl +‎ -ar.

Adjective

dactylar (not comparable)

1. (poetry) Pertaining to dactyl; dactylic.
2. (zoology) Of or pertaining to a finger or toe, or the claw of an insect or crustacean.

   dactylar base of a crustacean

   dactylar finger of a shrimp

   dactylar tubercle on a crab

References

• “dactylar”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.