pretarsus

[ pree-tahr-suhs ]

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

Origin of pretarsus

1
From New Latin; see origin at pre-, tarsus

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