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tibiotarsus

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tib⋅i⋅o⋅tar⋅sus

  [tib-ee-oh-tahr-suhs]
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–noun, plural -si  [-sahy] . Ornithology.
the main bone of the leg of a bird, between the femur and tarsometatarsus, formed by the fusion of several tarsal bones with the tibia.
Origin:
1880–85; tibi(a) + -o- + tarsus

Related forms:
tib⋅i⋅o⋅tar⋅sal, adjective
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tib·i·o·tar·sus   (tĭb'ē-ō-tär'səs)   
n.  A long bone in the leg of a bird between the femur and the tarsometatarsus, consisting of the tibia fused with the proximal bones of the tarsus.
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