"double dactyl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: double dactyls [plural]
Etymology: Coined by poets Anthony Hecht and Paul Pascal; compound of double + dactyl. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|double|dactyl}} double + dactyl Head templates: {{en-noun}} double dactyl (plural double dactyls)
  1. A short, usually humorous poem with eight lines in dactylic meter; a higgledy-piggledy. Wikipedia link: Double dactyl Synonyms: higgledy-piggledy, double-dactyl
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