tarsometatarsus
tarsometatarsus · tarsometatarsi
The large bone in the leg of a bird, or some bird-like dinosaurs, connected to the…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.
Meaning
1 sensesThe 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.From tarso- + metatarsus.
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Forms
plural: tarsometatarsi| Singular | tarsometatarsus |
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| Plural | tarsometatarsi |
irregular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedtarsometatarsal
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular