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单词 telemetacarpal
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telemetacarpaladj.

Brit. /ˌtɛlᵻˌmɛtəˈkɑːpl/, U.S. /ˌtɛləˌmɛdəˈkɑrp(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: tele- comb. form, metacarpal adj.
Etymology: < tele- comb. form + metacarpal adj., with the combining form apparently showing the meaning ‘at a distance’ or perhaps ‘at the end’.
Zoology.
Having vestiges only of the distal portion of the first and fifth metacarpals, as characteristic of deer of the subfamily Capreolinae.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Cervidae (deer) > [adjective] > having particular parts
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1878 V. Brooke in Proc. Zool. Soc. 887 Plesiometacarpal and telemetacarpal limb—characters..closely corresponding with the distribution of the Cervidæ.
1951 L. F. de Beaufort Zoogeogr. Land & Inland Waters 13 The only telemetacarpal deer of the Palæarctic Region are the reindeer, the elk (Alces), and the roe-deer.
2011 C. Groves & P. Grubb Ungulate Taxon. x. 71/2 In telemetacarpal deer, the petrous forms its medial border.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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