tarsometatarsus

[ tahr-soh-met-uh-tahr-suhs ]

noun,plural tar·so·met·a·tar·si [tahr-soh-met-uh-tahr-sahy, -see]. /ˌtɑr soʊˌmɛt əˈtɑr saɪ, -si/. Ornithology.
  1. the large bone in the lower leg of a bird with which the toe bones articulate, formed by the fusion of tarsal and metatarsal bones.

Origin of tarsometatarsus

1
First recorded in 1850–55; tarso- + metatarsus

Other words from tarsometatarsus

  • tar·so·met·a·tar·sal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for tarsometatarsus

tarsometatarsus

/ (ˌtɑːsəʊˌmɛtəˈtɑːsəs) /


nounplural -si (-saɪ)
  1. a bone in the lower part of a bird's leg consisting of the metatarsal bones and some of the tarsal bones fused together

Origin of tarsometatarsus

1
C19: tarso-, from tarsus + metatarsus

Derived forms of tarsometatarsus

  • tarsometatarsal, adjective

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