phalange

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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.

II At Germani celeriter, ex consuetudine sua, phalange facta, impetus gladiorum exceperunt.

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund

The premaxillae are either small and separated in front, or rudimentary; and the first phalange of the middle finger when in repose is laid back on the metacarpus.

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

Thirdly, the great elongation of the third wing phalange.

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

An immense pneumatic foramen is situate in a groove on the under side of the upper end of the first phalange in Ornithocheirus, but is absent in specimens from the Kimeridge clay.

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