hypotarsus

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noun

A process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of many birds; the calcaneal process.

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Meanings

nounhypotarsus (plural hypotarsi)

plural hypotarsi

  1. anatomyA process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of many birds; the calcaneal process.

Origin

From hypo- + tarsus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hypotarsus

tarsusapicotarsusbasitarsusdistitarsusepitarsusforetarsusmesotarsusmetatarsusprotarsustelotarsus
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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