CARPOMETACARPUS


Meaning of CARPOMETACARPUS in English

/kahr'peuh met'euh kahr"peuhs, -met"euh kahr'-/ , n. , pl. carpometacarpi /-puy/ . Ornith.

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.

[ CARPO- 2 + METACARPUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .