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From plesio- + metacarpal.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Being part of the subfamily Cervinae, having lost the parts of the second and fifth metacarpal bones closest to the foot (though retaining the parts away from the foot). Full definition →
From plesio- + metacarpal.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.