HyperDic: metatarsus

English > 1 sense of the word metatarsus:
NOUNbodymetatarsusthe skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus
English > metatarsus: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThe 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.
Part ofvertebrate foot, pedal extremityThe extremity of the limb in vertebrates
PartsmetatarsalAny bone of the foot between the ankle and the toes
Broaderskeletal structureAny structure created by the skeleton of an organism
Spanishmetatarso
Catalanmetatars
Adjectivesmetatarsalof or relating to the metatarsus

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