dactylus

noun, plural dac·ty·li

[dak-tuh-lahy, -lee] .

an enlarged portion of the leg after the first joint in some insects, as the pollen-carrying segment in the hind leg of certain bees.

Origin:
Neo-Latin < Greek; see dactyl

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