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tarsometatarsus

tarsometatarsus noun: 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.

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.

Forms of tarsometatarsus

pluraltarsometatarsi

Origin of tarsometatarsus

From tarso- + metatarsus.

Words formed from tarsometatarsus

Questions about tarsometatarsus

What does tarsometatarsus mean?
Tarsometatarsus means 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.
What part of speech is tarsometatarsus?
Tarsometatarsus is a noun.
What is the plural of tarsometatarsus?
The plural of tarsometatarsus is tarsometatarsi.

Words near tarsometatarsus in the dictionary

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

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