Meaning

1 senses
  1. The distal segment of the leg in many insects, often including a pair of claws.

Origin

From pre- + tarsus.

From pre- + tarsus.

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Forms

plural: pretarsi
Singularpretarsus
Pluralpretarsi

irregular · Lesson

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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