phalange
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The third phalange is the longest in the only specimen in which the finger bones are all preserved.
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
The shorter and more thick-set the nail phalange is, giving the appearance of a club, the more ungovernable is the person in his or her temper.
From Palmistry for All by Cheiro
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
This is exactly equal to the length of the first phalange of the wing finger.
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
The phalanges fall into line like a picket fence with boards of varying lengths, the knuckles unknobby.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2021
Had we descended from a fish with four or six phalanges, we would have four or six fingers on each hand and would think them perfectly natural.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
