basitarsus

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noun

The basal segment of an arthropod tarsus

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Meanings

nounbasitarsus (plural basitarsi)

plural basitarsi

  1. The basal segment of an arthropod tarsus

Origin

From basi- + tarsus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with basitarsus

tarsusapicotarsusdistitarsusepitarsusforetarsushypotarsusmesotarsusmetatarsusprotarsustelotarsus
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Cite this entry
APA

basitarsus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basitarsus

MLA

“basitarsus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basitarsus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basitarsus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basitarsus.

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