phalange
Example Sentences
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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 Seeley, H. G.
Great artists, great mechanicians, great writers—these belong to no phalange, but to humanity.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 by Various
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
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
According to this interpretation it is the first and only phalange in the first digit.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.
