† phaˈlangyObs. Anglicized form of phalangium (sense 1). 1608Topsell Serpents (1658) 770 There be many sorts of Spiders found in very cold Countries, but no Phalangies at all.1659Stanley Hist.Philos. xii. (1701) 480/2 Athenagoras..felt no Pain at the biting of Scorpions, or Phalangies.