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polyphalange

polyphalange noun: an extra phalanx.

Noun

polyphalange (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) An extra phalanx.
    • 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.2016 February 10, “Parallel Evolution of Polydactyly Traits in Chinese and European Chickens”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of polyphalange

From poly- + phalange.

Questions about polyphalange

What does polyphalange mean?
Polyphalange means an extra phalanx.
What part of speech is polyphalange?
Polyphalange is a noun.

Words near polyphalange in the dictionary

  1. polyphagism
  2. polyphagist
  3. polyphagists
  4. polyphagous
  5. polyphagy
  6. polyphalange
  7. polyphalangism
  8. polyphalangy
  9. polyphallic
  10. polyphant
  11. polyphants

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