distitarsus

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noun

A divided or split tarsus

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Meanings

noundistitarsus (plural distitarsi)

plural distitarsi

  1. A divided or split tarsus

    The pedipalp article, called tarsus by Quintero, is here divided in ^([sic]) distitarsus and tarsal claw (pretarsus) as the two articles are not fused in Charinidae.

    2016 February 18, “Eight New Species of Charinus Simon, 1892 (Arachnida: Amblypygi: Charinidae) Endemic for the Brazilian Amazon, with Notes on Their Conservational Status”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with distitarsus

tarsusapicotarsusbasitarsusepitarsusforetarsushypotarsusmesotarsusmetatarsusprotarsustelotarsus
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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