Meanings
adjectivetelemetacarpal (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyPossessing vestiges only on the terminal parts of the first and fifth metacarpals.
Origin
From tele- + metacarpal. First attested in 1878.
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APA
telemetacarpal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telemetacarpal
MLA
“telemetacarpal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telemetacarpal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telemetacarpal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telemetacarpal.
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