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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TIBIOTARSUS

Tib `i *o *tar "sus, n.; pl. Tibiotarsi (. (Anat. )

 

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

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tibiotarsus

tib i o tar sus |ˌtibēōˈtärsəs ˌtɪbioʊˈtɑrsəs | ▶noun ( pl. tibiotarsi |-sī | ) Zoology the bone in a bird's leg corresponding to the tibia, fused at the lower end with some bones of the tarsus. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: blend of tibia and tarsus .

 

Oxford Dictionary

tibiotarsus

tibiotarsus |ˌtɪbɪə (ʊ )ˈtɑːsəs | ▶noun ( pl. tibiotarsi |-sʌɪ, -siː | ) Zoology the bone in a bird's leg corresponding to the tibia, fused at the lower end with some bones of the tarsus. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: blend of tibia and tarsus .