carpometacarpus

[ kahr-puh-met-uh-kahr-puhs, -met-uh-kahr- ]

noun

, Ornithology.

, plural car·po·met·a·car·pi [kahr-p, uh, -met-, uh, -, kahr, -pahy, -, met, -, uh, -kahr-].

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.

carpometacarpus

/ ˌkɑːpəʊˌmɛtəˈkɑːpəs /

noun

1. a bone in the wing of a bird that consists of the metacarpal bones and some of the carpal bones fused together

Word History and Origins

Origin of carpometacarpus¹

carpo- ² + metacarpus