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hypotarsus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-potar-sus
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of many birds; the calcaneal process.

Etymology

From hypo- + tarsus.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hypotarsi (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hypotarsal

Rhymes With

tarsus metatarsus foretarsus basitarsus protarsus distitarsus apicotarsus epitarsus

Questions

What does hypotarsus mean?
A process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of many birds; the calcaneal process.
Where does hypotarsus come from?
From hypo- + tarsus.

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