the bone in the leg of a bird formed by fusion of the tibia and some of the tarsal bones
Word origin
C19: from tibio- (combining form of tibia) + tarsus
tibiotarsus in American English
(ˌtɪbiouˈtɑːrsəs)
nounWord forms: plural-si (-sai)
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
Derived forms
tibiotarsal
adjective
Word origin
[1880–85; tibi(a) + -o- + tarsus]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, barnstorm, impressionism, interface, quotation mark-o- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Greek origin (as -i- is, in compounds of Latin origin), used regularly in forming new compounds with elementsof Greek origin and often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology(Franco-Italian; geography; seriocomic; speedometer)
Examples of 'tibiotarsus' in a sentence
tibiotarsus
Body height and tibiotarsus length were not significantly different.
Kh.M. Mahrose, A.I. Attia, I.E. Ismail, D.E. Abou-Kassem, M.E. Abd El-Hack 2015, 'Growth performance and certain body measurements of ostrich chicks as affected bydietary protein levels during 2–9 weeks of age', Open Veterinary Journalhttp://www.openveterinaryjournal.com/2015/Volume%205%20%282%29/OVJ-031-02-15%20Kh.M.%20Mahrose%20et%20al.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
There was no significant effect on calcium (37.01%) and phosphorus (20.55%) contents of tibiotarsus ash.
Fernanda Alvares da Silva, George Henrique Kling de Moraes, Ana Cláudia Peres Rodrigues,Cláudio César Fonseca, Maria Goreti de Almeida Oliveira, Luiz Fernando Teixeira Albino,Horacio Santiago Rostagno, Cibele Silva Minafra 2001, 'Efeitos do Ácido L-Glutâmico e da Vitamina D3 na Composição Química de Fêmures e Tibiotarsosde Pintos de Corte Effects of L-Glutamic Acid and Vitamin D3 on Chemical Compositionof Tibiotarsus and Femur of Broiler Chicks', Revista Brasileira de Zootecniahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982001000800017. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A medial surgical approach to the tibiotarsus was made and fracture reduction was performed.
I.S. Dal-Bó, M.M. Alievi, L.M. Silva, A.S. Gouvêa, M.S. Mucillo, E.O. Santos, C.A.C.Beck 2011, 'Osteossíntese de tibiotarso com miniplaca de titânio em Arara Canindé (Ara ararauna)',Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecniahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352011000400028&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Tibiotarsus ash percentage also increased by 2.45% (p ≤ 0.06) on d 38.
ML Moraes, VS Ledur, AM Kessler, PHM Machado, MP Della, AML Ribeiro 2015, 'Effect of an Enzyme Blend on the Performance, Diet Metabolizability, Phosphorous Retention,and Bone Mineralization of Broilers Fed Diets Containing Defatted Rice Bran', Brazilian Journal of Poultry Sciencehttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2015000200191&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)