different between dactyl vs dactyly

English

From Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek ???????? (dáktulos, “a finger”), three bones of the finger corresponding to three syllables.

dactyl (plural dactyls)

A poetical foot of three syllables (— ? ?), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.

From Ancient Greek ???????? (dáktulos, “finger”), equivalent to dactyl +? -y.

dactyly (plural dactylies)

(biology) The number and arrangement of digits (fingers and toes) on the hands, feet, or (sometimes) wings, of a tetrapod animal.

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