HyperDic: cannon_bone

English > 1 sense of the expression cannon bone:
NOUNanimalcannon bonegreatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals
English > cannon bone: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninggreatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals.
Part ofcannon, shankLower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
Broaderbone, osrigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

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