tarsometatarsus

English

Etymology

tarso- +‎ metatarsus

Noun

tarsometatarsus (plural tarsometatarsi)

1. (zoology) 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.

Derived terms

• tarsometatarsal

References

• “tarsometatarsus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.