English dictionary
metatarsus
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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus; the corresponding part of the foot in birds or of the hind foot in quadrupeds
Source: WordNet 3.0
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That part of the skeleton of the hind or lower limb between the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse. It consists, in the human foot, of five bones. See <i>Illustration</i> in Appendix.
Source: webster1913