tarsometatarsus
English
Etymology
tarso- + metatarsus
Noun
tarsometatarsus (plural tarsometatarsi)
- (zoology) The large bone in the leg of a bird, or some bird-like dinosaurs, connected to the foot, homologous to the mammalian tarsus and metatarsus.
Derived terms
References
- “tarsometatarsus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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