a. [ L. dactylicus, Gr. daktyliko`s, fr. da`ktylos. ] Pertaining to, consisting chiefly or wholly of, dactyls; as, dactylic verses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A line consisting chiefly or wholly of dactyls; as, these lines are dactylics. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. Dactylic meters. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Zool.) Having long toes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Syndactilous. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. zygo`n a yoke, pair + &unr_; finger, toe: cf. F. zygodactyle. ] (Zool.) Yoke-footed; having the toes disposed in pairs; -- applied to birds which have two toes before and two behind, as the parrot, cuckoo, woodpecker, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]