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tarsometatarsus

Tarsometatarsus (noun) means 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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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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Etymology

From tarso- + metatarsus.

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"tarsometatarsus" (noun) means 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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