phalange
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Fore-feet with five toes; the first much more slender than the others, and with a smaller ungual phalange and nail; the second, though the longest, also slender.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various
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 Seeley, H. G.
Each phalange was designed to be an ideal democracy, electing its officers and governing itself.
From Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Orth, Samuel P.
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.
It was Fourier's belief that one such phalange once established would so impress the world with its superiority that society would be glad to imitate it.
From Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Orth, Samuel P.
