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pretarsus

[ pree-tahr-suhs ]

noun

, plural pre·tar·si [pree-, tahr, -sahy].
  1. the terminal outgrowth of the tarsus of an arthropod.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pretarsus1

From New Latin; pre-, tarsus

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