metatarsus


meta·tar·sus

noun \ˌme-tə-ˈtär-səs\

Definition of METATARSUS

: the metatarsal part of a human foot or of a hind foot in quadrupeds

Origin of METATARSUS

New Latin
First Known Use: 1676

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