minimus vs dactyl

minimus and dactyl both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
minimus	Yes	No	No	No
dactyl	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dactyl is a hypernym of minimus; that is, dactyl is a word with a broader meaning than minimus:

minimus: the fifth digit; the little finger or little toe
dactyl: a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates

Other hypernyms of minimus include digit.

minimus (noun)	dactyl (noun)
the fifth digit; the little finger or little toe	a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates
	a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables