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telemetacarpal

Syllables: tel·e·met·a·car·pal/ˌtɛl.ɪˌmɛt.əˈkɑː.pəl/US/ˌtɛl.ɪˌmɛt.əˈkɑɹ.pəl/

telemetacarpal adjective: possessing vestiges only on the terminal parts of the first and fifth metacarpals.

Adjective

telemetacarpal (not comparable)

  1. Possessing vestiges only on the terminal parts of the first and fifth metacarpals.

Origin of telemetacarpal

From tele- + metacarpal. First attested in 1878.

Words formed from telemetacarpal

Words that rhyme with telemetacarpal

Questions about telemetacarpal

What does telemetacarpal mean?
Telemetacarpal means possessing vestiges only on the terminal parts of the first and fifth metacarpals.
What part of speech is telemetacarpal?
Telemetacarpal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce telemetacarpal?
Telemetacarpal is pronounced /ˌtɛl.ɪˌmɛt.əˈkɑː.pəl/ (UK).

Words near telemetacarpal in the dictionary

  1. telementors
  2. telemeric
  3. telemessage
  4. telemessages
  5. telemessaging
  6. telemetacarpal
  7. telemetacarpal deer
  8. telemeteorograph
  9. telemeteorographic
  10. telemeteorographs
  11. telemeteorography

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