phalange
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of phalange
First recorded in 1550–60; back formation from phalanges
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Fore-feet with five toes; the first much more slender than the others, and with a smaller ungual phalange and nail; the second, though the longest, also slender.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various
Lastly, Thyroptera includes two species distinguished by an additional phalange in the middle finger and by accessory clinging-organs attached to the extremities.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various
The fourth is represented only by the metacarpal, and one nailless phalange, the first and fifth only by rudimentary metacarpals.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 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 Seeley, H. G.
There is only one first phalange which has a length of 7¾ inches.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.
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