† metostealadj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metosteon n., -al suffix1.
Etymology: < metosteon n. + -al suffix1.
Zoology.
Obsolete.
rare.
1868 W. K. Parker 100 The bony patches..keep very clear of the metosteal ‘interclavicle’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2020).