metatarsus

American  

[met-uh-tahr-suhs] / ˌmɛt əˈtɑr səs /

noun

Anatomy, Zoology.

plural

metatarsi

1. the part of a foot or hind limb, especially its bony structure, included between the tarsus and the toes or phalanges.

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metatarsus British  

/ ˌmɛtəˈtɑːsəs /

noun

1. the skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus, consisting of five long bones

2. the corresponding skeletal part in other vertebrates

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Etymology

Origin of metatarsus

From New Latin, dating back to 1670–80; see origin at meta-, tarsus

Example Sentences

A pre-Archaeopteryx troodontid theropod from China with long feathers on the metatarsus.

From Scientific American • Dec. 18, 2012

“Coxa, trochanter, femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, and tarsus.”

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White

“Furthermore, each leg of mine has seven sections—the coxa, the trochanter, the femur, the patella, the tibia, the metatarsus, and the tarsus.”

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White

Under side of the metatarsus with a narrow longitudinal bald streak.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various

Thus romance, beginning at the metatarsus, slowly but surely ascends to the diastolic region!

From The Prairie Mother by Becher, Arthur E.