telemetacarpal

English

Etymology

From tele- +‎ metacarpal. First attested in 1878.[1]

Pronunciation

  • enPR: tĕl′ĭ-mĕt′ə-kärpəl
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  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌtɛl.ɪˌmɛt.əˈkɑː.pəl/
  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌtɛl.ɪˌmɛt.əˈkɑɹ.pəl/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌtel.ɪˌmet.əˈkɐː.pəl/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌtel.əˌmet.əˈkɐː.pəl/
  • (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌtɛl.ɪˌmɛt.əˈkaɹ.pəl/
  • (India) IPA(key): /ˌʈɛl.ɪˌmɛʈ.aˈkaːʳ.pal/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)pəl
  • Hyphenation: tel‧e‧met‧a‧car‧pal

Adjective

telemetacarpal (not comparable)

  1. (zoology, of deer) Possessing vestiges only on the terminal parts of the first and fifth metacarpals.
    Coordinate term: plesiometacarpal

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ telemetacarpal, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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