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pretarsus

American

[pree-tahr-suhs] / priˈtɑr səs /

noun

the terminal outgrowth of the tarsus of an arthropod.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

pretarsi

plural

Etymology

Origin of pretarsus

From New Latin; see origin at pre-, tarsus

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