-dactylous
a combining form meaning “fingered, possessing fingers,” or “toed, possessing toes,” used to form compound words in which the initial element specifies the type or number of fingers or toes:
tridactylous.
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- -dactyly
a combination of -dactyl and -y3 , used to form nouns to stems in -dactyl: hyperdactyly.
- -decker
adjective (in combination) having a certain specified number of levels or layers a double-decker bus
- -dendron
variant of dendro- as final element of a compound word: rhododendron.
- -derma
a combining form of derma1 , used especially in the names of disorders of the skin: scleroderma; xeroderma. -derma suff. skin; skin disease: scleroderma.
- -dermatous
a combining form meaning “skinned,” “possessing skin,” used to form compound words in which the initial element specifies the type of skin: xerodermatous. compare -derm. -dermatous suff. having a specified kind of skin: sclerodermatous.