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dactylus

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dac⋅ty⋅lus

[dak-tuh-luhs]
–noun, plural -li [-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:
NL < Gk; see dactyl
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