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.

单词	tibiotarsus
释义	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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