Usually means: Fused wrist and hand bones.
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  1. carpometacarpus: Merriam-Webster
  2. carpometacarpus: Collins English Dictionary
  3. carpometacarpus: Wiktionary
  4. carpometacarpus: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. carpometacarpus: Dictionary.com
  6. Carpometacarpus: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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▸ noun:  (anatomy) The fusion of digits (carpals and metacarpals) that forms the wing in birds.

Similar:
carpellum, metapodiale, carpophyll, acrocarp, syncarpium, carpel, mericarp, metapodal, syncarp, cremocarp, more...

Opposite:
tarsometatarsus, tarsus

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Similar:
carpellum, metapodiale, carpophyll, acrocarp, syncarpium, carpel, mericarp, metapodal, syncarp, cremocarp, more...

Opposite:
tarsometatarsus, tarsus



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