tibiotarsus

American  

[tib-ee-oh-tahr-suhs] / ˌtɪb i oʊˈtɑr səs /

noun

Ornithology.

tibiotarsi plural

1. the main bone of the leg of a bird, between the femur and tarsometatarsus, formed by the fusion of several tarsal bones with the tibia.

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tibiotarsus British  

/ ˌtɪbɪəʊˈtɑːsəs /

noun

1. the bone in the leg of a bird formed by fusion of the tibia and some of the tarsal bones

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• tibiotarsal
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• tibiotarsi
  plural

Etymology

Origin of tibiotarsus

First recorded in 1880–85; tibi(a) + -o- + tarsus

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

tibiotarsus tibiotarsi

Immediately above the external condyle of the tibiotarsus this tendon divides.

From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by Stallcup, William B.

This tendon incloses the patella and inserts on a line along the proximal edges of the cnemial crests of the tibiotarsus.

From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by Stallcup, William B.

Heptasteornis is, after all, based only on the incomplete distal ends of tibiotarsi.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 28, 2015