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metapodial

metapodial adjective: of or pertaining to the human metacarpal bones (between the wrist and fingers) or the metatarsal bones (between the ankle and toes); of or pertaining to the equivalent bones in animals.

Adjective

metapodial (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the human metacarpal bones (between the wrist and fingers) or the metatarsal bones (between the ankle and toes); of or pertaining to the equivalent bones in animals.

Noun

metapodial (plural metapodials)

  1. A metapodial bone.

Forms of metapodial

pluralmetapodials

Words formed from metapodial

Questions about metapodial

What does metapodial mean?
Metapodial means of or pertaining to the human metacarpal bones (between the wrist and fingers) or the metatarsal bones (between the ankle and toes); of or pertaining to the equivalent bones in animals.
What part of speech is metapodial?
Metapodial can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near metapodial in the dictionary

  1. metapodals
  2. metapode
  3. metapodeon
  4. metapodes
  5. metapodia
  6. metapodial
  7. metapodiale
  8. metapodialia
  9. metapodials
  10. metapodiophalangeal
  11. metapodium

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