phalange

The first metacarpal bone is short, as in all birds; and the first phalange scarcely lengthens that segment of the first digit of the Bird's hand to the same length as the other metacarpal bones.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by H. G. Seeley

The first joint or nail phalange of the thumb, when long and thin, denotes the opposite of the above characteristics.

From Palmistry for All by Cheiro

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 palms of their hands were almost without lines, the finger-nails flat, and their thumbs stumpy with the last phalange curiously short.

From In the Forbidden Land by Arnold Henry Savage Landor

The incisors are separated from one another in front and from the canines; the first phalange of the middle finger is very short, the crown of the head elevated, and the tail long.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various

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

Injuries to carpals, humerus, femur, tibia, metatarsals, tarsals, phalanges and various flat bones like scapulae would cause issues.

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