phalange
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The palms of their hands were almost without lines, the finger-nails flat, and their thumbs stumpy with the last phalange curiously short.
From In the Forbidden Land by Landor, Arnold Henry Savage
The first phalange is quite different from the others.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.
The first metacarpal bone is short, as in all birds; and the first phalange scarcely lengthens that segment of the first digit of the Bird's hand to the same length as the other metacarpal bones.
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
Professor Huxley makes the second and third phalanges 7¾ inches long, and the first only about 3/8 inch shorter, while the fourth phalange is 6½ inches.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.
