metacarpus

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This is why, as we have pointed out above, it receives the name of the oblique flexor of the metacarpus.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

B. The two radials blended superiorly, distinct inferiorly; this is the anterior extensor of the metacarpus.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

In that type the head appears to have been about 3 or 4 feet long, and the wing finger exceeded 5 feet; while the length of the fore-arm and metacarpus exceeded 3 feet.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.

But the other variations are in the length of the metacarpus, or of the neck, or head.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.

This position of the metacarpus is a remarkable difference from Birds, because when the bird's wing is at rest it is folded into three portions.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.