‖ tarso-metatarsus Comp. Anat.
(ˌtɑːsəʊmɛtəˈtɑːsəs)
Also in Fr.-Eng. form ˌtarso-ˈmetatarse.
The bone formed by ankylosis of the tarsus and the metatarsus in birds and early reptilian types.
| 1854 Owen Skel. & Teeth in Orr's Circ. Sc. I. Org. Nat. 224 The period at which these several constituents of the ‘tarso-metatarse’ coalesce is shorter in the birds that can fly than in [the others]. 1870 Rolleston Anim. Life 18 The fibula never articulates with the tarso-metatarsus. |