tarsometatarsus

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

noun

, Ornithology.

, plural tar·so·met·a·tar·si [tahr-soh-met-, uh, -, tahr, -sahy, -see].

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.

tarsometatarsus

/ ˌtɑːsəʊˌmɛtəˈtɑːsəs /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˌtarsoˌmetaˈtarsal, adjective

Other Words From

• tarso·meta·tarsal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tarsometatarsus¹

First recorded in 1850–55; tarso- + metatarsus

Word History and Origins

Origin of tarsometatarsus¹

C19: tarso- , from tarsus + metatarsus

Example Sentences

The medial metatarsal depression is large; it is on the medial surface of the proximal end of the tarsometatarsus.

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The lateral branch of the tendon on the tarsometatarsus is not ossified (true also of some legs of Tympanuchus).

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Proximal end of left tarsometatarsus and the hypotarsus, × 4.

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About midway down the tarsometatarsus this tendon becomes ossified.

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The insertion is tendinous on the posterior surface of the hypotarsus and along the posterolateral ridge of the tarsometatarsus.

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