English Explanatory Dictionary

carpometacarpus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The fusion of digits (carpals and metacarpals) that forms the wing in birds.

Word forms

carpometacarpus carpometacarpi

Etymology

From carpo- + metacarpus.

Related words

carpometacarpal

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