tarsometatarsus

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noun

The large bone in the leg of a bird, or some bird-like dinosaurs, connected to the foot, homologous to the mammalian tarsus and metatarsus.

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Meanings

nountarsometatarsus (plural tarsometatarsi)

plural tarsometatarsi

  1. biologyThe large bone in the leg of a bird, or some bird-like dinosaurs, connected to the foot, homologous to the mammalian tarsus and metatarsus.

Origin

From tarso- + metatarsus.

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APA

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

MLA

“tarsometatarsus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarsometatarsus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tarsometatarsus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarsometatarsus.

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