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carpometacarpus

[ kahr-puh-met-uh-kahr-puhs, -met-uh-kahr- ]

noun

Ornithology.
plural carpometacarpi
  1. the bone of a bird's wing formed by fusion of the carpal and metacarpal bones.
  2. the part of the wing supported by this bone.

carpometacarpus

/ ˌɑːəʊˌɛəˈɑːə /

noun

  1. a bone in the wing of a bird that consists of the metacarpal bones and some of the carpal bones fused together
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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