tibiotarsus

tibiotarsus
tibiotarsal, adj.
/tib'ee oh tahr"seuhs/, n., pl. tibiotarsi /-suy/. Ornith.
the main bone of the leg of a bird, between the femur and tarsometatarsus, formed by the fusion of several tarsal bones with the tibia.
[1880-85; TIBI(A) + -O- + TARSUS]

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  • tibiotarsus — tibio·tarsus …   English syllables

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