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单词 tibiotarsus
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Definition of tibiotarsus in English:

tibiotarsus

nounPlural tibiotarsiˌtɪbɪə(ʊ)ˈtɑːsəsˌtibēōˈtärsəs
Zoology
  • The bone in a bird's leg corresponding to the tibia, fused at the lower end with some bones of the tarsus.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They collected males and females during prelaying, laying, and postlaying and dissected femora and tibiotarsi from each bird.
    • The tibia and fibula are fused, especially distally, to form a single element, the tibiotarsus.
    • It springs or rushes out of ambush, opening its jaws quickly and allowing them to slam together hard enough to snap the relatively fragile tibiotarsus of the bird.
    • The third muscle to consider is a superficial muscle that lies along the anterior side of the tibiotarsus.
    • The larger birds in Nova Scotia and the smaller ones in Utah differ by only 2 mm in average length of the tibiotarsus.

Origin

Late 19th century: blend of tibia and tarsus.

 
 

Definition of tibiotarsus in US English:

tibiotarsus

nounˌtibēōˈtärsəs
Zoology
  • The bone in a bird's leg corresponding to the tibia, fused at the lower end with some bones of the tarsus.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It springs or rushes out of ambush, opening its jaws quickly and allowing them to slam together hard enough to snap the relatively fragile tibiotarsus of the bird.
    • They collected males and females during prelaying, laying, and postlaying and dissected femora and tibiotarsi from each bird.
    • The tibia and fibula are fused, especially distally, to form a single element, the tibiotarsus.
    • The larger birds in Nova Scotia and the smaller ones in Utah differ by only 2 mm in average length of the tibiotarsus.
    • The third muscle to consider is a superficial muscle that lies along the anterior side of the tibiotarsus.

Origin

Late 19th century: blend of tibia and tarsus.

 
 
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