— tarsometatarsal , adj.
/tahr'soh met'euh tahr"seuhs/ , n. , pl. tarsometatarsi /-suy, -see/ . Ornith.
the large bone in the lower leg of a bird with which the toe bones articulate, formed by the fusion of tarsal and metatarsal bones.
[ 1850-55; TARSO- + METATARSUS ]