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tarsometatarsi

tarsometatarsi is the plural of tarsometatarsus.

Meaning of tarsometatarsus

Noun

tarsometatarsus (plural tarsometatarsi)

  1. The large bone in the leg of a bird, or some bird-like dinosaurs, connected to the foot, homologous to the mammalian tarsus and metatarsus.

Questions about tarsometatarsi

What is tarsometatarsi the plural of?
Tarsometatarsi is the plural of tarsometatarsus.

Words near tarsometatarsi in the dictionary

  1. tarsocrural
  2. tarsome
  3. tarsomere
  4. tarsomeres
  5. tarsometatarsal
  6. tarsometatarsi
  7. tarsometatarsus
  8. tarsonemid
  9. tarsonemids
  10. tarsophalangeal
  11. tarsorraphy

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