polyphalange
English
Etymology
poly- + phalange
Noun
polyphalange (countable and uncountable, plural polyphalanges)
- (anatomy) The presence of one or more extra phalanx
- 2016 February 10, “Parallel Evolution of Polydactyly Traits in Chinese and European Chickens”, in PLOS ONE, DOI: :
- 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 [9 ].
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