phalange
Americannoun
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phalanges
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of phalange
First recorded in 1550–60; back formation from phalanges
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Thirdly, the great elongation of the third wing phalange.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by H. G. Seeley
The dwelling-place of a phalange will be called a phalanstère—an edifice commodious and elegant, wherein, while the convenient distribution of the interior will be first considered, the claims of architecture will not be forgotten.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 by Various
There is some support for this interpretation; but I have not seen any English or German Pterodactyles with only one phalange in the first toe.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by H. G. Seeley
The first digit would then only carry one phalange, and would not terminate in a claw, but lie in the line of the tendon which supports the anterior wing membrane of a bird.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by H. G. Seeley
An immense pneumatic foramen is situate in a groove on the under side of the upper end of the first phalange in Ornithocheirus, but is absent in specimens from the Kimeridge clay.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by H. G. Seeley
She uses it to tap fatefully on trees and listen for the tiny movements of tasty grubs within, which she then extracts using those same Nosferatu phalanges.
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
On Sunday, Barker shared graphic photos of his blood-stained pants and sanguinary phalanges, which took a beating after Blink-182’s set in Manchester, England.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
I'd start with a small, manageable story: one hand has twenty-seven bones, split into three types—the carpals, the metacarpals, and the slippery phalanges.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2022
Figure 29.15 This drawing shows the bones of the human foot and ankle, including the metatarsals and the phalanges.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
We have five fingers because we have descended from a Devonian fish that had five phalanges or bones in its fins.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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