Polyphalange

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An extra phalanx. no-plural

    "Some birds had four toes, but the anterior-most toe had an extra phalanx that was termed the polyphalange, and was considered a variation of polydactyly in the analyses of the present study."

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"Some birds had four toes, but the anterior-most toe had an extra phalanx that was termed the polyphalange, and was considered a variation of polydactyly in the analyses of the present study."

Etymology

From poly- + phalange.

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