foretarsus

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noun

The foremost part of the tarsus in the arthropod leg

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Meanings

nounforetarsus (plural foretarsi)

plural foretarsi

  1. The foremost part of the tarsus in the arthropod leg

Origin

From fore- + tarsus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with foretarsus

tarsusapicotarsusbasitarsusdistitarsusepitarsushypotarsusmesotarsusmetatarsusprotarsustelotarsus
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Cite this entry
APA

foretarsus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foretarsus

MLA

“foretarsus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foretarsus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foretarsus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foretarsus.

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