tarsometatarsus
English edit
Etymology edit
tarso- + metatarsus
Noun edit
tarsometatarsus (plural tarsometatarsi)
- (zoology) 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.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “tarsometatarsus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.