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carpometacarpus

carpometacarpus noun: the fusion of digits (carpals and metacarpals) that forms the wing in birds.

Noun

carpometacarpus (plural carpometacarpi)

  1. The fusion of digits (carpals and metacarpals) that forms the wing in birds.

carpometacarpus meaning in Tamil

carpometacarpus in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

Forms of carpometacarpus

pluralcarpometacarpi

Origin of carpometacarpus

From carpo- + metacarpus.

Questions about carpometacarpus

What does carpometacarpus mean?
Carpometacarpus means the fusion of digits (carpals and metacarpals) that forms the wing in birds.
What is carpometacarpus in Tamil?
Carpometacarpus in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Carpometacarpus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is carpometacarpus?
Carpometacarpus is a noun.
What is the plural of carpometacarpus?
The plural of carpometacarpus is carpometacarpi.

Words near carpometacarpus in the dictionary

  1. carpologists
  2. carpology
  3. carpomania
  4. carpometacarpal
  5. carpometacarpi
  6. carpometacarpus
  7. carpometatarsal
  8. carpometatarsals
  9. carpool
  10. carpool lane
  11. carpool lanes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: carpometacarpus (page history and authors); carpometacarpus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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