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(n.) That part of the skeleton of the hand or forefoot between the carpus and phalanges. In man it consists of five bones. See Illust. of Artiodactyla.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Metacarpus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/metacarpus.html. 1828.
 
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