dodecadactylum

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dodecadactylum

/ˌdəʊdɛkəˈdæktɪləm/ UK

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From Ancient Greek δωδεκαδάκτυλον (dōdekadáktulon), from δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”) ≅ “twelve-fingers[-long thing]”; compare English duodenum and German Zwölffingerdarm; cognate with Greek δωδεκαδάκτυλο (dodekadáktylo) and Italian dodecadattilo.

noun dodecadactyla

obsolete The duodenum.

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noun duodenum

Italiano	dodecadattilo
Ελληνικά	δωδεκαδάκτυλο dodekadáktylo

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@misc{dodecadactylum_2026,
  title = {dodecadactylum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dodecadactylum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}