A finger is a prominent digit on the forelimbs of most tetrapod vertebrate animals, especially those with prehensile extremities (i.e. hands) such as humans ...
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What is 🖕 🖕 🖕?
A middle finger emoji, used in some western cultures as a rude or insulting gesture. The back of the hand is shown with the middle finger raised.
How many fingers do humans have in total?
The freely movable part of our hand is made up of five digits (four fingers and one thumb). Each finger has three individual bones, and the thumb only has two. The fingers have three joints each, which can only be bent and stretched in one direction.
What is the history of the rude finger?
The middle finger originated as a phallic gesture
A few sources from ancient Greece reference middle fingers being used to prod or poke people's persons, from nostrils to, well, nethers. The Greek playwright Aristophanes was also purportedly a fan of the gesture, referring to “the long finger” in several of his plays.
What is the scientific name for all fingers?
Human fingers and toes contain bones that have the same name: phalanges. In addition, fingers and toes are collectively referred to as digits. Therefore, the scientific name, digit (and phalanx for digital bones), is the same for both toes and fingers.
In Western culture, "the finger", or the middle finger also represented as " " is an obscene hand gesture. The gesture communicates moderate to extreme ...
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Okra Abelmoschus esculentus, known in some English-speaking countries as lady's fingers, is a flowering plant in the mallow family native to East Africa.
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