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tibiotarsus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tibio-tar-sus
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The large bone between the femur and tarsometatarsus in the leg of a bird, formed by the union of the proximal part of the tarsus with the tibia.

Etymology

From tibio- + tarsus.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tibiotarsi (plural) tibiotarsuses (plural, uncommon)

Derived Forms

tibiotarsal

Questions

What does tibiotarsus mean?
The large bone between the femur and tarsometatarsus in the leg of a bird, formed by the union of the proximal part of the tarsus with the tibia.
Where does tibiotarsus come from?
From tibio- + tarsus.

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