Pronunciation: ' tär-( ˌ )s ō - ' me-t ə - ˌ tär-s ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from tars us + -o- + metatarsus
Date: 1854
: the large compound bone of the tarsus of a bird also : the segment of the limb it supports
Pronunciation: ' tär-( ˌ )s ō - ' me-t ə - ˌ tär-s ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from tars us + -o- + metatarsus
Date: 1854
: the large compound bone of the tarsus of a bird also : the segment of the limb it supports
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012