phalange

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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

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

For this use of ex cf. ex sententia, ex voluntate. phalange = phalanx.

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund

The second phalange is concave at the upper articular end and convex in the longer direction at the lower end.

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

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