phalange
Americannoun
plural
phalangesnoun
Etymology
Origin of phalange
First recorded in 1550–60; back formation from phalanges
Example Sentences
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The fourth has a long and rather slender metacarpal, and three phalanges diminishing in size, the terminal phalange being very small.
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.
II At Germani celeriter, ex consuetudine sua, phalange facta, impetus gladiorum exceperunt.
From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund
Thirdly, the great elongation of the third wing phalange.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.
The family may be divided into two subfamilies, of which the Emballonurinae is characterized by the incomplete premaxillae, the presence of only one phalange in the index finger, and the short tail.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various
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