[tahr-soh-met-uh-tahr-suh
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[-sahy, -see] . Ornithology. | 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. |
| tar·so·met·a·tar·sus (tär'sō-mět'ə-tär'səs) n. pl. tar·so·met·a·tar·si (-sī, -sē) A compound bone between the tibia and the toes of a bird's leg, formed by fusion of the tarsal and metatarsal bones. tar'so·met'a·tar'sal (-tär'səl) adj. |