TARSOMETATARSI

Noun

tarsometatarsi

plural of tarsometatarsus

Source: Wiktionary


TARSOMETATARSUS

Tar`so*met`a*tar"sus, n.; pl. Tarsometatarsi. Etym: [NL.] (Anat.)

Definition: The large bone next the foot in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the distal part of the tarsus with the metatarsus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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