dactyl eth ridæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. dactyl Zool.: A family of amphibious vertebrata, consisting of the single genus Dactylethra (q. v.). dăc-tyl-1, s. pl. [ Gr.daktylos =a finger.] ethr(a), and fem. pl. adj. suff. -idœ.] Cla . Antiq . The priests of Cybele, in Phrygia, so called from having been five in number, thus corresponding with the number of fingers on the hand. Their functions appear to have been the same as, or similar to, those of the Corybantes and Curetes. dăc-týl-ic, *dăc-tyl-Ick, a. & s. [Lat. dactyl icus; Gr. daktylikos, from daktylos.] A. As adj.: Pertaining to or consisting wholly or in part of dactyls. "This at least was the power of the spondaik and dac tylic harmony; but our language can reach no eminent diversities of sound."-Johnson: Rambler, No. 94. IMG:content-1734.png:[blocks in formation]