metacarpus

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metacarpus

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)pəs

noun metacarpi

The five bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.

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noun five bones of the palm

Español	metacarpo
中文	掌骨 zhǎnggǔ
Português	metacarpo
Français	métacarpe
Deutsch	Mittelhand
Italiano	metacarpo
Русский	пясть pjastʹ
العربية	مُشْط اَلْيَد mušṭ al-yad

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@misc{metacarpus_2026,
  title = {metacarpus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/metacarpus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}