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tibiotarsus

tibiotarsus noun: the large bone between the femur and tarsometatarsus in the leg of a bird, formed by the union of the proximal part of the tarsus with the tibia.

Noun

tibiotarsus (plural tibiotarsi or tibiotarsuses (uncommon))

  1. The large bone between the femur and tarsometatarsus in the leg of a bird, formed by the union of the proximal part of the tarsus with the tibia.

Forms of tibiotarsus

pluraltibiotarsi
plural uncommontibiotarsuses

Origin of tibiotarsus

From tibio- + tarsus.

Words formed from tibiotarsus

Questions about tibiotarsus

What does tibiotarsus mean?
Tibiotarsus means the large bone between the femur and tarsometatarsus in the leg of a bird, formed by the union of the proximal part of the tarsus with the tibia.
What part of speech is tibiotarsus?
Tibiotarsus is a noun.
What is the plural of tibiotarsus?
The plural of tibiotarsus is tibiotarsi.

Words near tibiotarsus in the dictionary

  1. tibioperoneal
  2. tibiotalar
  3. tibiotalocalcaneal
  4. tibiotarsal
  5. tibiotarsi
  6. tibiotarsus
  7. tibiotarsuses
  8. tibisiri
  9. Tibit
  10. Tible
  11. tibolone

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