English Explanatory Dictionary

plesiometacarpal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Being part of the subfamily Cervinae, having lost the parts of the second and fifth metacarpal bones closest to the foot (though retaining the parts away from the foot).

Word forms

plesiometacarpal

Etymology

From plesio- + metacarpal.

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