carpometacarpus

carpometacarpus
/kahr'peuh met'euh kahr"peuhs, -met"euh kahr'-/, n., pl. carpometacarpi /-puy/. Ornith.
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.
[CARPO-2 + METACARPUS]

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