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hypotarsus

hypotarsus noun: a process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of many birds; the calcaneal process.

Noun

hypotarsus (plural hypotarsi)

  1. A process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of many birds; the calcaneal process.

Forms of hypotarsus

pluralhypotarsi

Origin of hypotarsus

From hypo- + tarsus.

Words that rhyme with hypotarsus

Questions about hypotarsus

What does hypotarsus mean?
Hypotarsus means a process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of many birds; the calcaneal process.
What part of speech is hypotarsus?
Hypotarsus is a noun.
What is the plural of hypotarsus?
The plural of hypotarsus is hypotarsi.

Words near hypotarsus in the dictionary

  1. hyposynthesis
  2. hypotactic
  3. hypotactically
  4. hypotarsal
  5. hypotarsi
  6. hypotarsus
  7. hypotaurine
  8. hypotaurodont
  9. hypotaxes
  10. hypotaxis
  11. hypoteloric

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