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Noun: phalanx (phalanxes,phalanges)  feylangks [N. Amer], falangks [Brit]
  1. Any of the bones of the fingers or toes
     
  2. Any closely ranked crowd of people
     
  3. A body of troops in close array

Derived forms: phalanges, phalanxes

See also: phalangeal

Type of: bone, crowd, force, military force, military group, military unit, os[2]

Part of: dactyl, digit

Encyclopedia: Phalanx

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Phalangeridae
Phalangida
Phalangiidae
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phalangitis
Phalangium
Phalangium opilio
phalanstery
phalanx
Phalaris
Phalaris aquatica
Phalaris arundinacea
Phalaris canariensis
Phalaris tuberosa
phalarope
Phalaropidae
Phalaropus
Phalaropus fulicarius
Phalguna