carpometacarpus
[ kahr-puh-met-uh-kahr-puh s, -met-uh-kahr- ]
/ ˌkɑr pəˌmɛt əˈkɑr pəs, -ˈmɛt əˌkɑr- /
noun, plural car·po·met·a·car·pi [kahr-puh-met-uh-kahr-pahy, -met-uh-kahr-] /ˌkɑr pəˌmɛt əˈkɑr paɪ, -ˈmɛt əˌkɑr-/. Ornithology.
the bone of a bird's wing formed by fusion of the carpal and metacarpal bones.
the part of the wing supported by this bone.
Origin of carpometacarpus
Words nearby carpometacarpus
carpocarpal,
carpogonium,
carpology,
carpometacarpal,
carpometacarpal joint,
carpometacarpus,
carpool,
carpooler,
carpopedal,
carpopedal spasm,
carpophagous
British Dictionary definitions for carpometacarpus
carpometacarpus
/ (ˌkɑːpəʊˌmɛtəˈkɑːpəs) /
noun
a bone in the wing of a bird that consists of the metacarpal bones and some of the carpal bones fused together