A small digit or finger-like projection, or a diminutive form of something resembling a finger.
From 'digitus' (Latin for finger) + '-ule' (diminutive suffix). A rare anatomical term used when describing small finger-like structures in organisms.
Sea stars have tiny digitules along their arms—little finger-like sensory bumps that help them feel for food on the ocean floor, like having a million tiny fingertips!
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