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   metacarpus

   /ˌmɛtəˈkɑːpəs/

   noun

   • 1. the group of five bones of the hand between the wrist (carpus) and the fingers.

   Word Origin late Middle English: modern Latin, alteration of Greek metakarpion.

   Scrabble Points: 16

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