tibiotarsus

[tib-ee-oh-tahr-suhs]

noun

Ornithology.

plural

tibiotarsi 

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.

tibiotarsus

/ ˌtɪbɪəʊˈtɑːsəs /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• tibiotarsal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tibiotarsus¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tibiotarsus¹

C19: from tibio- (combining form of _tibia ) + _tarsus