cannon bone

noun

A bone resulting from the fusion of metacarpals or metatarsals in some artiodactyls.

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Meanings

nouncannon bone (plural cannon bones)

plural cannon bones

  1. A bone resulting from the fusion of metacarpals or metatarsals in some artiodactyls.
  2. The metacarpal of a horse.
  3. The metatarsal of a horse.

Translations

Bulgarian пищял
  • пищял (pištjal)metacarpal of a horse
Dutch pijpbeen, pijpbeen
  • pijpbeenmetacarpal of a horse
  • pijpbeenmetatarsal of a horse
Finnish etusääriluu, takasääriluu
  • etusääriluumetacarpal of a horse
  • takasääriluumetatarsal of a horse
French canon, canon
  • canonmetacarpal of a horse
  • canonmetatarsal of a horse
Latin os cannon
  • os cannonmetacarpal of a horse
Polish nadpęcie, nadpęcie
  • nadpęciemetacarpal of a horse
  • nadpęciemetatarsal of a horse
Spanish caña, caña
  • cañametacarpal of a horse
  • cañametatarsal of a horse
Cite this entry
APA

cannon bone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannon%20bone

MLA

“cannon bone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannon%20bone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cannon bone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannon%20bone.

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