NOUN | animal | cannon bone | greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals |
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Meaning | greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals. | |
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Part of | cannon, shank | Lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals |
Broader | bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
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